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Synonyms for skinniness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : skin-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈskɪn i |
Top 10 synonyms for skinniness
Définition of skinniness
Origin :- c.1400, "resembling skin," from skin (n.) + -y (2). Meaning "lean, emaciated" is recorded from c.1600. Of clothes, "tight-fitting" by 1970. In the noun sense of "the truth" it is World War II military slang, perhaps from the notion of the "naked" truth. Related: skinniness.
- As in emaciation : noun gauntness
- As in thinness : noun slimness
- His skinniness was like Pierre's in a way, but this man was a heap uglier than Raoul's brother had been.
- Extract from : « Shaman » by Robert Shea
- Her skinniness makes her repulsive to me and her face gives everyone the impression that she just sucked an enormous lemon.
- Extract from : « Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess » by Henry W. Fischer
- I don't mind the other things so much—the freckles and the green eyes and my skinniness.
- Extract from : « Anne Of Green Gables » by Lucy Maud Montgomery
- Then I thought of my skinniness and ugliness in comparison with her slight but perfect beauty.
- Extract from : « Tramping on Life » by Harry Kemp
Antonyms for skinniness
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