slim
slender, as in girth or form; slight in build or structure.
poor or inferior: a slim chance; a slim excuse.
small or inconsiderable; meager; scanty: a slim income.
sized for the thinner than average person.
to make slim.
to become slim.
Chiefly British. to try to become more slender, especially by dieting.
a garment size meant for a thin person.
slim down,
to lose weight, especially intentionally.
(of a business) to reduce operating expenses; economize.
Origin of slim
1synonym study For slim
Other words for slim
Opposites for slim
Other words from slim
- slimly, adverb
- slimness, noun
- un·slim, adjective
- un·slim·ly, adverb
- un·slim·ness, noun
- un·slimmed, adjective
Words Nearby slim
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How to use slim in a sentence
It was a slim volume called “Illness as Metaphor,” by Susan Sontag.
The virus caused more than a pandemic. It set us all ablaze. | Philip Kennicott | February 5, 2021 | Washington PostWith very slim wrists, the sweater fits easily under gloves and jackets.
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He was one of living symbols of “White Ribbon Revolution” of 2012, always in black, slim, shaved, almost a monk.
Behind Bars for the Holidays: 11 Political Prisoners We Want to See Free In 2015 | Movements.Org | December 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTslim turned Bush down, and Lehman filed for bankruptcy in September 2008, just weeks before the presidential election.
Bush, Christie, Romney: Who’ll Be the GOP Class Warrior? | Lloyd Green | December 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was slim, about “fifty to sixty pages,” according to Bradlee, and mostly concerned with her paintings.
The Bizarre Tale of Ben Bradlee, JFK, and the Master Spy | Will Rahn | October 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFor months, first term Democratic incumbent Kay Hagan has managed to cling to slim lead that has defied national factors.
In Tarheel State, Democratic Senate Incumbent Bucks National GOP Trend | Ben Jacobs | October 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTStangneth probes his affairs in Argentina, including with Ingrid von Ihne, “tall, blond, and slim, with a cold beauty.”
Nothing Was Banal About Eichmann’s Evil, Says a Scathing New Biography | Michael Signer | October 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI pictured him as slim and young looking, smooth-faced, with golden curly hair, and big brown eyes.
The Boarded-Up House | Augusta Huiell SeamanHis boyish suspenders had been put away in favor of a belt, which was tight-drawn about his slim waist.
The Bondboy | George W. (George Washington) OgdenOne evening in the month of April, a slim, straight-backed girl stood in the veranda of a bungalow at Meerut.
The Red Year | Louis TracyBedded in the soft earth underneath lay the slim buckskin sacks.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairOuten the side door of the porch next me come a slim, little figger in white.
Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher | Eleanor Gates
British Dictionary definitions for slim (1 of 3)
/ (slɪm) /
small in width relative to height or length
small in amount or quality: slim chances of success
to make or become slim, esp by diets and exercise
to reduce or decrease or cause to be reduced or decreased
Origin of slim
1- See also slim down
Derived forms of slim
- slimly, adverb
- slimmer, noun
- slimness, noun
British Dictionary definitions for Slim (2 of 3)
/ (slɪm) /
the E African name for AIDS
Origin of Slim
2British Dictionary definitions for Slim (3 of 3)
/ (slɪm) /
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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