hauchdünn
Translation
wafer-thin, paper-thin, razor-thin
Examples
Die Scheibe Schinken ist hauchdünn.
The slice of ham is wafer-thin.
Sie gewann mit hauchdünnem Vorsprung.
She won by a razor-thin margin.
Grammar Patterns
(predicative) used predicatively The slice is wafer-thin.
(attributive) used attributively He cut a wafer-thin slice of bread.
Similar Words
Synonyms: sehr dünn, filigran; Antonyms: dick, massiv
Etymology
From 'Hauch' (breath, puff) + 'dünn' (thin). Literally 'breath-thin'.
Memory Tips
Imagine something so thin that a mere 'Hauch' (puff of breath) could blow it away.