What's the difference between being thin, being skinny, being slim, being slender, and being lean?

[LuoZilin]

Can you be both? Because some people say I'm slim, while others say I'm skinny.

[UberTroll]

I would say thin, skinny, and slim all mean the same thing, which refers to your body's thickness. Lean is slightly different and means that you have a low percentage of fat in your body which usually means you're skinny. But there are also a lot of lean people who are extremely muscular and not really skinny.

[DumpliingPrincess]

They all mean basically the same thing but have different connotations attached to them.

[DumpliingPrincess]

Thanks!

[meatballs21]

They're all pretty much the same thing. Some are more negative, like skinny and thin, but there's not much between them.

[Klaatu51]

i call myself skinny... no muscles, only skin and bones LOL

[Allythena]

Of course there's some differences between being skinny and being slim. I'm skinny, i hope you understand hahah lol