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• comparative of thin.

thinner

¹ American  

[thin-er] / ˈθɪn ər /

noun

• thinners
  plural

1. a volatile liquid, as turpentine, used to dilute paint, varnish, rubber cement, etc., to the desired or proper consistency.

2. a person who adds thinners to paints, varnishes, etc.

3. a person who specializes in weeding plants, pruning shrubbery, thinning fruit, etc.

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thinner ² American  

[thin-er] / ˈθɪn ər /

adjective

1. comparative of thin.

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thinner British  

/ ˈθɪnə /

noun

1. (often plural, functioning as singular) a solvent, such as turpentine, added to paint or varnish to dilute it, reduce its opacity or viscosity, or increase its penetration into the ground

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• thinners
  plural

Etymology

Origin of thinner

First recorded in 1825–35; thin + -er ¹

Example Sentences

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thinner thinners

Then, on Tuesday, I got a photo of her in a hospital bed, and I cried because I guess I hadn’t realized she could get thinner.

From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026

Yields are expected to fall, while thinner cane with lower sucrose content means less sugar can be produced.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

When the researchers made the polymer film thinner, many small polymer aggregates appeared across the surface.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026

“The rungs of the ladder are getting thinner and thinner for people trying to get the first step up,” Navani said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Some of the boys cut through the stitching along the edges and separated the blanket into two thinner sheets.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau

The TV doc is on blood thinners now and is still doing some physical therapy after spending two months post-stroke working through PT and occupational therapy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026

Although the data showed the device wasn’t inferior to blood thinners, a slightly higher proportion of users had an ischemic stroke compared with those treated with blood thinners.

From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026

Arlo was later found to have a blocked artery in the back of his neck supplying blood to the brain and was given blood thinners to reduce the risk of stroke.

From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026

Researchers are working to better understand what drives the condition and to test a wide range of possible therapies, from structured rehabilitation programs to antivirals, blood thinners, anti-inflammatory drugs, supplements, and new biologic treatments.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 8, 2026

When such materials have the proper evaporating value, high flash-point and freedom from sulphur, they are to be highly recommended as paint thinners.

From Paint Technology and Tests by Henry A. Gardner

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