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razor-thin

razor-thin adjective: extremely fine; so thin as to be almost invisible.

Adjective

razor-thin (not comparable)

  1. (literally) Extremely fine; so thin as to be almost invisible.
    Synonyms:
    paper-thin
  2. (figuratively) A very small difference, or advantage, when comparing two items.
    • The Socialists have a razor-thin majority.

razor-thin meaning in Tamil

razor-thin in Tamil

மிக மெல்லிய, மிகச் சிறிய

Synonyms of razor-thin

Forms of razor-thin

alternative formrazor thin

Origin of razor-thin

First use appears c. 1909, in the Washington Post.

Questions about razor-thin

What does razor-thin mean?
Razor-thin means extremely fine; so thin as to be almost invisible.
What is razor-thin in Tamil?
Razor-thin in Tamil is மிக மெல்லிய, மிகச் சிறிய. See Razor-thin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is razor-thin?
Razor-thin is an adjective.

Words near razor-thin in the dictionary

  1. razor-blades
  2. razor-blading
  3. razor-grinder
  4. razor-sharp
  5. razor-shell
  6. razor-thin
  7. razor-wired
  8. razorable
  9. razorback
  10. razorbacks
  11. razorbill

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Adapted from Wiktionary: razor-thin (page history and authors); razor-thin (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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