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.
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, adverb slen·der·ness, noun un·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, adverb slenderness, nounWord Origin for slender
C14
slendre, of unknown origin