SYNONYMS FOR slim
1 thin.
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Origin of slim
1650–60; <Dutch slim sly, (earlier) crooked (cognate with German schlimm bad, (earlier) crooked)
synonym study for slim
1. See slender.
OTHER WORDS FROM slim
Words nearby slim
slight, slighting, slightly, Sligo, slily, slim, slim disease, slim down, slime, slime bacteria, slimeball
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British Dictionary definitions for slim (1 of 3)
slim
/ (slɪm) /
adjective slimmer or slimmest
small in width relative to height or length
small in amount or qualityslim chances of success
verb slims, slimming or slimmed
to make or become slim, esp by diets and exercise
to reduce or decrease or cause to be reduced or decreased
See also slim down
Derived forms of slim
slimly, adverbslimmer, nounslimness, nounWord Origin for slim
C17: from Dutch: crafty, from Middle Dutch slimp slanting; compare Old High German slimbi obliquity
British Dictionary definitions for slim (2 of 3)
Word Origin for Slim
from its wasting effects
British Dictionary definitions for slim (3 of 3)
Slim2
/ (slɪm) /
noun
William Joseph, 1st Viscount. 1891–1970, British field marshal, who commanded (1943–45) the 14th Army in the reconquest of Burma (now called Myanmar) from the Japanese; governor general of Australia (1953–60)
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