lean, spare, lank, lanky, gaunt, rawboned, scrawny, skinny mean thin because of an absence of excess flesh. lean stresses lack of fat and of curving contours.

SKINNY definition: 1. very thin: 2. low in fat; used especially of coffee drinks made with low-fat milk: 3. narrow…. Learn more.

Skinny definition: very lean or thin; emaciated.. See examples of SKINNY used in a sentence.

skinny adjective thin, lean, scrawny, skeletal, emaciated, twiggy, undernourished, skin-and-bone (informal), scraggy, macilent (rare) He was quite a skinny little boy.

Definition of skinny adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

There are 14 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word skinny, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Skinny drinks are made with low-fat or non-fat milk. That'll be two skinny lattes, please.

Oct 13, 2025 · 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 …

adj. very lean or thin; emaciated: a skinny little kitten. of or like skin. unusually low or reduced; meager; minimal: skinny profits. (of an object) narrow or slender: a skinny bed. n. Slang Terms …

Some common synonyms of skinny are gaunt, lanky, lank, lean, rawboned, scrawny, and spare. While all these words mean "thin because of an absence of excess flesh," scrawny and skinny …