Thinness

  • 21slender — slen•der [[t]ˈslɛn dər[/t]] adj. der•er, der•est 1) having a circumference that is small in proportion to the height or length: a slender post[/ex] 2) thin or slight; light and graceful: slender youths[/ex] 3) small in size, amount, extent, etc.; …

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  • 22spareness — noun 1. the property of being scanty or scattered; lacking denseness • Syn: ↑sparseness, ↑sparsity, ↑thinness • Derivationally related forms: ↑thin (for: ↑thinness), ↑sparse …

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  • 23thin — I. adjective (thinner; thinnest) Etymology: Middle English thinne, from Old English thynne; akin to Old High German dunni thin, Latin tenuis thin, tenēre to hold, tendere to stretch, Greek teinein Date: before 12th century 1. a. having little… …

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  • 24Bulimia nervosa — Classification and external resources ICD 10 F50.2 ICD 9 307.51 …

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  • 25Pro-ana — refers to the rejection of the idea that anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder. It is often referred to simply as ana and is sometimes affectionately personified by anorexics as a girl named Ana.Pro ana is a loosely descriptive term rather than… …

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  • 26Gömböc — Gomboc redirects here. For the Slovene astrophysicist, see Andreja Gomboc. The mono monostatic gömböc in the stable equilibrium position A gömböc (pronounced [ˈɡømbøts] in Hungarian, sometimes spelled gomboc and pronounced GOM bock in English) is …

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  • 27body modifications and mutilations — Introduction       intentional permanent or semipermanent alterations of the living human body for reasons such as ritual, folk medicine, aesthetics, or corporal punishment. In general, voluntary changes are considered to be modifications, and… …

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  • 28Narrowness — (Roget s Thesaurus) Thinness < N PARAG:Narrowness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 narrowness narrowness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 closeness closeness exility Sgm: N 1 exiguity exiguity &c.(little) 193 GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 line …

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  • 29thickset — *stocky, thick, chunky, stubby, squat, dumpy Analogous words: bulky, *massive, massy: *fleshy, stout, portly, plump thief robber, burglar (see under THEFT) thin adj Thin, slender, slim, slight, tenuous, rare are in general referable not only to… …

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  • 30leanness — noun 1. the quality of being meager an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes George Eliot • Syn: ↑meagerness, ↑meagreness, ↑poorness, ↑scantiness, ↑scantness, ↑exiguity • D …

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