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slender

[ slen-der ]

adjective

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.

    Antonyms: ,

  3. small in size, amount, extent, etc.; meager:

    a slender income.

  4. having little value, force, or justification:

    slender prospects.

    Synonyms: ,

  5. thin or weak, as sound.

    Synonyms: , , , ,



slender

/ ˈɛԻə /

adjective

  1. of small width relative to length or height
  2. (esp of a person's figure) slim and well-formed
  3. small or inadequate in amount, size, etc

    slender resources

  4. (of hopes, etc) having little foundation; feeble
  5. very small

    a slender margin

  6. (of a sound) lacking volume
  7. phonetics (now only in Irish phonology) relating to or denoting a close front vowel, such as i or e
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԻԱ, noun
  • ˈԻ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • d· adverb
  • d·Ա noun
  • ܲ·d adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of slender1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English slendre, sclendre; origin unknown
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of slender1

C14 slendre, of unknown origin
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Synonym Study

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.
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Tarragon has a subtle anise, fennel-like flavor, and its leaves are slender and softer than other herbs.

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That slender margin was shored up on Tuesday in special congressional elections in Trump's political heartland of Florida.

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He told investigators that he remembered the shooter as a tall, slender man with a mustache and arms covered in tattoos.

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Twisting in space, the slender mirrored-line flashes in and out of sight, depending on the time of day, the angle of the sun and shifting weather conditions.

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“Living gigantic sharks, such as the whale shark and basking shark, as well as many other gigantic aquatic vertebrates like whales have slender bodies because large stocky bodies are hydrodynamically inefficient for swimming,” Shimada said.

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