slender
[ slen-der ]
/ ˈslɛn dər /
adjective, slen·der·er, slen·der·est.
having a circumference that is small in proportion to the height or length: a slender post.
thin or slight; light and graceful: slender youths.
small in size, amount, extent, etc.; meager: a slender income.
having little value, force, or justification: slender prospects.
thin or weak, as sound.
Words nearby slender
sleigh bed, sleigh bell, sleight, sleight of hand, sleipnir, slender, slender loris, slenderize, slenderness ratio, slept, slesvig
Origin of slender
1300–50; Middle English slendre, sclendre < ?
SYNONYMS FOR slender
2 Slender, slight, slim imply a tendency toward thinness. As applied to the human body, slender implies a generally attractive and pleasing thinness: slender hands. Slight often adds the idea of frailness to that of thinness: a slight, almost fragile, figure. Slim implies a lithe or delicate thinness: a slim and athletic figure.
4 trivial, trifling.
5 fragile, feeble, fine, delicate, flimsy.
OTHER WORDS FROM slender
slen·der·ly, adverbslen·der·ness, nounun·slen·der, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for slenderness
slender
/ (ˈslɛndə) /
adjective
Derived forms of slender
slenderly, adverbslenderness, nounWord Origin for slender
C14 slendre, of unknown origin
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