Tiny vs. Skinny

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  • Tiny (adjective)

    Very small.

  • Tiny (noun)

    A small child; an infant.

  • Tiny (noun)

    Anything very small.

  • Skinny (adjective)

    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”

  • Skinny (adjective)

    Low-fat.

  • Skinny (adjective)

    Naked; nude (chiefly used in the phrase skinny dipping).

  • Skinny (adjective)

    tight-fitting

    “skinny jeans”

  • Skinny (noun)

    The details or facts; especially, those obtained by gossip or rumor.

    “She called to get the skinny on the latest goings-on in the club.”

  • Skinny (noun)

    A state of nakedness; nudity.

  • Skinny (noun)

    A low-fat serving of coffee.

  • Skinny (noun)

    A skinny being.

  • Skinny (verb)

    To reduce or cut down.

Wiktionary
  • Tiny (adjective)

    very small

    “a tiny hummingbird”

  • Tiny (noun)

    a very young child

    “books that will make tinies and parents laugh out loud”

Oxford Dictionary

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