Lean stresses lack of fat and of curving contours. Skinny adjective (food and drink) low in fat See examples of skinny used in a sentence. The meaning associated with lack of fat or muscle possibly derives from the phrase skin and bones The meaning associated with nudity refers to the exposed skin. 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. The term 'skinny' refers to a person or thing that is very thin or slender 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. You might order a skinny coffee drink at a cafe, meaning you'd like it to be made with skim milk.
While all these words mean thin because of an absence of excess flesh, scrawny and skinny imply an extreme leanness that suggests deficient strength and vitality.
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