slimmer

[ slim-er ]

/ ˈslɪm ər /

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noun British.

a person who is trying to lose weight, especially by dieting.

Words nearby slimmer

slime bacteria, slime mold, slime mould, slimeball, slimline, slimmer, slimming, slimnastics, slimsy, slimy, sling

Origin of slimmer

slim + -er¹

Definition for slimmer (2 of 2)

slim

[ slim ]

/ slɪm /

adjective, slim·mer, slim·mest.

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.

verb (used with object), slimmed, slim·ming.

to make slim.

verb (used without object), slimmed, slim·ming.

to become slim.

Chiefly British. to try to become more slender, especially by dieting.

noun

a garment size meant for a thin person.

Verb Phrases

slim down,

to lose weight, especially intentionally.
(of a business) to reduce operating expenses; economize.

Origin of slim

1650–60; < Dutch slim sly, (earlier) crooked (cognate with German schlimm bad, (earlier) crooked)

SYNONYMS FOR slim

1 thin. See slender.

3 insignificant, trifling, trivial, paltry.

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ANTONYMS FOR slim

1 fat.

3 considerable; abundant.

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OTHER WORDS FROM slim

slim·ly, adverbslim·ness, nounun·slim, adjectiveun·slim·ly, adverb

un·slim·ness, nounun·slimmed, adjective

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Examples from the Web for slimmer

The margin was slimmer than expected, but the Republican still lost in Virginia.
Ken Cuccinelli Loses Narrowly to Terry McAuliffe for Virginia Governor|Ben Jacobs|November 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The reflection she sees is slimmer and more beautiful, thus her ego is equated to the potent drug.
The Art of Voyeurism|Paul Laster|April 22, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Especially after all those wasted hours trying to look younger, slimmer, and better dressed just to get their rightful desserts.
Boyle and the Invisible Women|Tina Brown|April 20, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Miss Fancy was a blonde, much younger than Eliza; also slimmer and more finickingly and luxuriously dressed and jewelled.
Mr. Prohack|E. Arnold Bennett

In both species the cap is considerably longer than broad, but in angusticeps the cap is slimmer and more pointed.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise|M. E. Hard
Turkey was a youth, slimmer of build and smaller of bone than his brother, but wiry and hard and catlike in quickness.
The Land of Strong Men|Arthur M. Chisholm
The Red-Eye is a larger, slimmer bird, with a faint bluish crown, and a light line over the eye.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866|Various
After him came a taller, slimmer man with eyes like gimlets and a skin wrinkled and tanned like Russian leather.
The World Peril of 1910|George Griffith

British Dictionary definitions for slimmer (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

Derived forms of slim

slimly, adverbslimmer, nounslimness, noun

Word Origin for slim

C17: from Dutch: crafty, from Middle Dutch slimp slanting; compare Old High German slimbi obliquity

British Dictionary definitions for slimmer (2 of 3)

Slim¹

/ (slɪm) /

noun

the E African name for AIDS

Word Origin for Slim

from its wasting effects

British Dictionary definitions for slimmer (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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slimmer

noun British.

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Definition for slimmer (2 of 2)

adjective, slim·mer, slim·mest.

verb (used with object), slimmed, slim·ming.

verb (used without object), slimmed, slim·ming.

noun

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Origin of slim

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British Dictionary definitions for slimmer (1 of 3)

adjective slimmer or slimmest

verb slims, slimming or slimmed

Derived forms of slim

Word Origin for slim

British Dictionary definitions for slimmer (2 of 3)

noun

Word Origin for Slim

British Dictionary definitions for slimmer (3 of 3)

noun