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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmagreza
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mah-gre-zah
"A magreza dela chamava a atenção de todos."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The physical state or quality of being thin, slender, or having little flesh or fat.
"Her extreme thinness caused her family to worry about her health." - 2
The quality of something having little extent from one surface to the opposite, or being sparse and fine in texture.
"The thinness of the ice made walking across the frozen lake dangerous."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English adjective 'þynne' (thin), combined with the Germanic nominal suffix '-nes' indicating a state or quality. Over centuries, the term has evolved from describing physical dimensions and material objects to encompassing biological body composition and abstract qualities of lack of density.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Thinness" is said worldwide
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maigreur
Transliteration: meh-greur
"Sa maigreur inquiétait beaucoup ses amis."
Magerkeit
Transliteration: mah-ger-kite
"Ihre auffällige Magerkeit war nicht zu übersehen."
magrezza
Transliteration: mah-gretz-zah
"La sua eccessiva magrezza era evidente."
delgadez
Transliteration: del-gah-dez
"Su extrema delgadez preocupaba al médico."
magreza
Transliteration: mah-gre-zah
"A magreza dela chamava a atenção de todos."
दुबलापन
Transliteration: dubalapan
"उसकी अत्यधिक दुबलापन चिंता का विषय थी।"
瘦弱
Transliteration: shòuruò
"他身体的瘦弱让人感到担忧。"
마름
Transliteration: mareum
"그녀의 극심한 마름은 건강에 해로웠다."
痩せ
Transliteration: yase
"彼女の過度な痩せが心配された。"
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