Origin of slim
1650–60; < Dutch
slim sly, (earlier) crooked (cognate with German
schlimm bad, (earlier) crooked)
SYNONYMS FOR slim
OTHER WORDS FROM slim
Words nearby slim
slight,
slighting,
slightly,
sligo,
slily,
slim,
slim disease,
slim down,
slim pickings,
slime,
slime bacteria
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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 quality
slim 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, adverb slimmer, noun slimness, 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)
Slim
2
/ (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)