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.
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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, adjectiveWords nearby slender
sleigh bed, sleigh bell, sleight, sleight of hand, sleipnir, slender, slender loris, slenderize, slenderness ratio, slept, slesvig
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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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