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svelte

[ svelt, sfelt ]

adjective

svelter, sveltest.
  1. slender, especially gracefully slender in figure; lithe.
  2. suave; blandly urbane.


svelte

/ sfɛlt; svɛlt /

adjective

  1. attractively or gracefully slim; slender
  2. urbane or sophisticated
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of svelte1

1810–20; < French < Italian svelto < Vulgar Latin *exvellitus pulled out (replacing Latin ŧܱܲ, past participle of ŧ ), equivalent to Latin ex- ex- 1 + velli-, variant stem of vellere to pull, pluck + -tus past participle suffix
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of svelte1

C19: from French, from Italian svelto, from svellere to pull out, from Latin ŧ, from ex- 1+ vellere to pull
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In your special you once again come out onstage in all your shirtless glory — congrats on looking much more svelte these days.

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It’s a svelte, melodic style of dance music pitched between European deep house, jazzy R&B and local styles like kwaito and gqom.

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“That’s very cool,” Winter said, adding that the bird seemed graceful as a ballerina, “the most aloof, elegant, svelte creature ever.”

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Why do some dog breeds struggle to stay svelte?

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The downsides: It’s hard to fit ice cubes in the opening, and the svelte bottles are less visible carried inside a backpack.

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