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—slenderly, adv. —slenderness, n./slen"deuhr/, adj., slenderer, slenderest.1. having a circumference that is small in proportion to the height or length: a slender post.2. thin or slight; light and graceful: slender youths.3. small in size, amount, extent, etc.; meager: a slender income.4. having little value, force, or justification: slender prospects.5. thin or weak, as sound.[1300-50; ME slendre, sclendre < ?]Syn. 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.Ant. 2. fat, stocky.
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Slender — Slen der, a. [Compar. {Slenderer}; superl. {Slenderest}.] [OE. slendre, sclendre, fr. OD. slinder thin, slender, perhaps through a French form; cf. OD. slinderen, slidderen, to creep; perh. akin to E. slide.] 1. Small or narrow in proportion to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slender — [slen′dər] adj. [ME slendre, sclendre < ?] 1. small in width as compared with the length or height; long and thin 2. having a slim, trim figure [a slender girl] 3. small or limited in amount, size, extent, etc.; meager [slender earnings] 4. of … English World dictionary
Slender — may refer to:*Slenderness *Slender group … Wikipedia
slender — (adj.) c.1300, probably from a French source, often said to be from O.Fr. esclendre thin, slender, which could be from O.Du. slinder, but the connections, and even the existence of these words, is doubtful … Etymology dictionary
slender — / slim [adj1] thin, not heavy attenuate, beanpole*, beanstalk*, fine, insubstantial, lean, lithe, narrow, reedy, skeleton, skinny, slight, spare, stalky, stick, svelte, sylphlike, tenuous, threadlike, trim, twiggy, willowy; concepts 490,491 Ant.… … New thesaurus
slender — ► ADJECTIVE (slenderer, slenderest) 1) gracefully thin. 2) barely sufficient: a slender majority. DERIVATIVES slenderly adverb slenderness noun. ORIGIN of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
slender — index insubstantial, insufficient, minimal, slight, subtle (refined), tenuous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
slender — *thin, slim, slight, tenuous, rare Analogous words: *lean, spare, lanky, skinny: flimsy, flaccid, flabby, *limp: trivial, trifling, *petty, paltry, puny … New Dictionary of Synonyms
slender */ — UK [ˈslendə(r)] / US [ˈslendər] adjective Word forms slender : adjective slender comparative slenderer superlative slenderest 1) a) tall or long and thin in an attractive way slender fingers a slender young man She has a tall slender figure. b)… … English dictionary
slender — [[t]sle̱ndə(r)[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED (approval) A slender person is attractively thin and graceful. [WRITTEN] She was slender, with delicate wrists and ankles. ...a tall, slender figure in a straw hat... He gazed at her slender neck. 2) ADJ GRADED:… … English dictionary
