Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being skinny, or like skin.
- noun Leanness; emaciation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Quality of being skinny.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The property of being
skinny .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the bodily property of lacking flesh
Etymologies
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Examples
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I was already planning on putting up some MUCH more naked photos than that, to motivate me back to skinniness.
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She pranced around in tight T-shirts and leggings that instead of emphasizing her skinniness showed off her curves, slight though they were.
Slice Of Cherry Dia Reeves 2011
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My initial attraction tends to skew towards larger men, but I have dated men who are regularly chided for their skinniness and it was just fine.
Ask Professor Foxy: Does My Size and Not Flirting Keep Me Alone? - Feministing 2009
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She pranced around in tight T-shirts and leggings that instead of emphasizing her skinniness showed off her curves, slight though they were.
Slice Of Cherry Dia Reeves 2011
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She pranced around in tight T-shirts and leggings that instead of emphasizing her skinniness showed off her curves, slight though they were.
Slice Of Cherry Dia Reeves 2011
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The natural size of her hips and butt makes her "obese" according to the BMI standard, despite her skinniness!
I want you to stop stalking "overweight" women. - Feministing 2009
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Also, this has nothing to do with literal skinniness or fatness.
Fairyland yuki_onna 2010
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She pranced around in tight T-shirts and leggings that instead of emphasizing her skinniness showed off her curves, slight though they were.
Slice Of Cherry Dia Reeves 2011
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Losing skinniness should not be a loss of identity.
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I don't even really believe that whole thing about skinniness.
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