What's the difference between "lean" and "thin", if any? Are they interchangeable in such sentence: she is a lean woman? Does "lean" has a more negative tone? Can you give some more examples? Thanks i

Recherche parmi différents professeurs en Anglais…

Alex

What's the difference between "lean" and "thin", if any? Are they interchangeable in such sentence: she is a lean woman? Does "lean" has a more negative tone? Can you give some more examples? Thanks in advance!

4 mars 2016 12:42

Réponses · 1

It's the other way round - 'lean' has a more positive tone than 'thin'. 'Thin' suggests that the person may be underfed and bony, whereas 'lean' suggests that they are fit and have no excess fat.

4 mars 2016

Vous n'avez pas encore trouvé vos réponses ?

Écrivez vos questions et profitez de l'aide des locuteurs natifs !