skinny
Naked; nude (chiefly used in the phrase skinny dipping).
Other meanings
Thin, generally in a negative sense (as opposed to slim, which is thin in a positive sense).
“Her recent weight loss has made her look rather skinny than slender”
Of food or a beverage, having reduced fat or calories.
Synonyms
- bony
Related words
- skinnyish
- skinnyscraper
- superskinny
- unskinny
- skinny as a rail
- skinny bitch
- skinny drink of water
- skinny fat
- skinny legend
- skinny malink
- skinny Minnie
- skinny mirror
Word history
From Middle English "skinny" (resembling skin).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “skinny” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.