English Explanatory Dictionary

skinny

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Thin, generally in a negative sense (as opposed to slim, which is thin in a positive sense).
  2. Of food or a beverage, having reduced fat or calories.
  3. Naked; nude (chiefly used in the phrase skinny dipping).
  4. Tight-fitting.
  5. Synonym of thin (“type of shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head”).
noun
  1. The details or facts; especially, those obtained by gossip or rumor.
  2. A state of nakedness; nudity.
  3. A low-fat serving of coffee.
  4. A skinny being.
  5. An obstacle for a horse to jump over, consisting of a narrow fence.
verb
  1. To reduce or cut down.

Pronunciation

/ˈskɪni/ en-us-skinny.ogg

Word forms

skinny skinnier skinniest skinnies skinnying skinnied

Etymology

From Middle English skinny (“resembling skin”), equivalent to skin + -y. The meaning associated with lack of fat or muscle possibly derives from the phrase skin and bones; the meaning associated with nudity refers to the exposed skin.

Synonyms

thin

Derived words

skinnily skinniness skinny as a rail skinny bitch skinny-dip skinny dip skinny dipper skinny-dipper skinny-dipping skinny drink of water skinny fat skinnyish skinny jab skinny legend skinny Liz skinny malink skinny-malinky skinny Minnie skinny mirror skinnyscraper skinny shaming superskinny unskinny skinny down skinny out skinny pig skinny up
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