wafer-thin — extremely thin, as thin as a wafer
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: extremely thin, as thin as a wafer
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈweɪfər θɪn/
Korean meaning: 웨이퍼처럼 매우 얇은
Korean pronunciation: 웨이-퍼 씬 (강세: 웨이)
Example Sentences
- My patience with my roommate is wafer-thin after he ate my chocolate again.
- The new tablet is wafer-thin and incredibly lightweight.
- Her wafer-thin alibi fell apart under questioning.
wafer-thin
ADJECTIVE//ˈweɪfər θɪn//
extremely thin, as thin as a wafer
💡 Concept
Extremely thin like a wafer
🎵 Rhyme
Wafer-thin paper, delicate as skin
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈweɪfər θɪn/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈweɪfə θɪn/
🌳Etymology
Rootwafer
Suffix-thin
Origin
웨이퍼(wafer)는 성찬식에 쓰이는 매우 얇은 빵에서 유래되었으며, 이후 반도체 웨이퍼처럼 극도로 얇은 것을 비유할 때 사용되게 되었습니다.
🎵Rhyme
thinskinwin
thin
skin
win
🔗Collocations
wafer-thin margins
wafer-thin laptop
wafer-thin slices
wafer-thin majority
wafer-thin excuse
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My patience with my roommate is wafer-thin after he ate my chocolate again.”
“The new tablet is wafer-thin and incredibly lightweight.”
“Her wafer-thin alibi fell apart under questioning.”
“The chef cut wafer-thin slices of truffle for the dish.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
paper-thinrazor-thinultra-thingossamer-thin
Antonyms
thickchunkybulky
Related
slimslenderdelicatefragile
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