Lean, spare, lank, lanky, gaunt, rawboned, scrawny, skinny mean thin because of an absence of excess flesh It carries both a literal meaning, describing someone with little body fat, and a more subjective interpretation that can evoke different feelings depending on the context, often associated with societal standards of beauty or health. Lean stresses lack of fat and of curving contours.
See examples of skinny used in a sentence. The term 'skinny' refers to a person or thing that is very thin or slender The meaning associated with lack of fat or muscle possibly derives from the phrase skin and bones
Discover everything about the word skinny in english Definition of skinny adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. (of an object) narrow or slender
Here's the skinny on the latest hollywood scandal. 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.
