thinspiration
Syllables: thin·spi·ra·tion/θɪns.pɪˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
thinspiration noun: material provided as an inspiration to stay thin or lose weight.
Noun
thinspiration (uncountable)
- Material provided as an inspiration to stay thin or lose weight.
- Material intended to provide inspiration for anorexia nervosa as a lifestyle choice.
- Like ballet and some forms of modern dance, thinspiration puts a premium on both agony and lightness.2008 May 25, Virginia Heffernan, “Narrow Minded”, in New York Times
- Do a quick search on Instagram and you will find reams of “thinspiration” material, usually in the form of pictures that glamorises the extreme skinniness of various models and celebrities.2013 February 8, Tina Hassannia, “Waging war on web ‘thinspiration’”, in The Guardian
- Synonyms:
- thinspo
Synonyms of thinspiration
Origin of thinspiration
Blend of thin + inspiration.
Words formed from thinspiration
Words that rhyme with thinspiration
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about thinspiration
- What does thinspiration mean?
- Thinspiration means material provided as an inspiration to stay thin or lose weight.
- What part of speech is thinspiration?
- Thinspiration is a noun.
- How do you pronounce thinspiration?
- Thinspiration is pronounced /θɪns.pɪˈɹeɪ.ʃən/.
Words near thinspiration in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: thinspiration (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.
Last updated:
Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-thinspiration.wav.
Cite this entry: “thinspiration.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/thinspiration. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.