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slender
slen·der S0471300 (slĕn′dər)adj. slen·der·er, slen·der·est 1. a. Having little width in proportion to height or length; long and thin: a slender rod.b. Thin and delicate in build; gracefully slim: "She was slender as a willow shoot is slender—and equally graceful, equally erect" (Frank Norris).2. Small in amount or extent; meager: slender wages; a slender chance of survival.
[Middle English sclendre, slendre.]
slen′der·ly adv.slen′der·ness n.slender (ˈslɛndə) adj1. of small width relative to length or height2. (esp of a person's figure) slim and well-formed3. small or inadequate in amount, size, etc: slender resources. 4. (of hopes, etc) having little foundation; feeble5. very small: a slender margin. 6. (of a sound) lacking volume7. (Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics (now only in Irish phonology) relating to or denoting a close front vowel, such as i or e[C14 slendre, of unknown origin] ˈslenderly adv ˈslenderness nslen•der (ˈslɛn dər)
adj. -der•er, -der•est. 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. [1350–1400; Middle English s(c)lendre, of obscure orig.] slen′der•ly, adv. slen′der•ness, n. syn: 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. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | slender - being of delicate or slender build; "she was slender as a willow shoot is slender"- Frank Norris; "a slim girl with straight blonde hair"; "watched her slight figure cross the street"slim, svelte, slightlean, thin - lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare | | 2. | slender - very narrow; "a thin line across the page"thinnarrow - not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page" | | 3. | slender - having little width in proportion to the length or height; "a slender pole"thin - of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section; "thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint" | | 4. | slender - small in quantity; "slender wages"; "a slim chance of winning"; "a small surplus"slimlittle, small - limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group" | | 5. | slender - moving and bending with easelissom, lissome, lithe, lithesome, supple, sylphlike, sveltegraceful - characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution |
slenderadjective1. slim, narrow, slight, lean, svelte, willowy, sylphlike He gazed at her slender neck.
slim fat, stout, chubby, large, heavy, bulky, well-built, tubby, podgy2. faint, slight, remote, slim, thin, weak, fragile, feeble, flimsy, tenuous the first slender hope of peace
faint good, strong, solid3. meagre, little, small, inadequate, insufficient, scant, scanty, inconsiderable the Government's slender 21-seat majority
meagre large, considerable, substantial, generous, ample, appreciableslenderadjective1. Having little flesh or fat on the body:angular, bony, fleshless, gaunt, lank, lanky, lean, meager, rawboned, scrawny, skinny, slim, spare, thin, twiggy, weedy.Idioms: all skin and bones, thin as a rail.2. Small in degree, especially of probability:faint, negligible, outside, remote, slight, slim.Translationsslender (ˈslendə) adjective1. thin, slim or narrow. 修長的，苗條的，纖細的 苗条的，细长的 2. slight or small. His chances of winning are extremely slender. 微小的 微小的IdiomsSeeslender reed, aSlender
Slender“though well-landed, an idiot.” [Br. Lit.: Merry Wives of Windsor]See: Stupidityslender
Synonyms for slenderadj slimSynonyms- slim
- narrow
- slight
- lean
- svelte
- willowy
- sylphlike
Antonyms- fat
- stout
- chubby
- large
- heavy
- bulky
- well-built
- tubby
- podgy
adj faintSynonyms- faint
- slight
- remote
- slim
- thin
- weak
- fragile
- feeble
- flimsy
- tenuous
Antonymsadj meagreSynonyms- meagre
- little
- small
- inadequate
- insufficient
- scant
- scanty
- inconsiderable
Antonyms- large
- considerable
- substantial
- generous
- ample
- appreciable
Synonyms for slenderadj having little flesh or fat on the bodySynonyms- angular
- bony
- fleshless
- gaunt
- lank
- lanky
- lean
- meager
- rawboned
- scrawny
- skinny
- slim
- spare
- thin
- twiggy
- weedy
adj small in degree, especially of probabilitySynonyms- faint
- negligible
- outside
- remote
- slight
- slim
Synonyms for slenderadj being of delicate or slender buildSynonymsRelated Wordsadj very narrowSynonymsRelated Wordsadj having little width in proportion to the length or heightRelated Wordsadj small in quantitySynonymsRelated Wordsadj moving and bending with easeSynonyms- lissom
- lissome
- lithe
- lithesome
- supple
- sylphlike
- svelte
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