Definition of slender in English:

slender

adjectiveslenderest, slenderer ˈslɛndəˈslɛndər

1(of a person or part of the body) gracefully thin.
her slender neck
Example sentencesExamples
- Covered in thin scales, their bodies were slender and flexible, with stabilising fins.
- It was clear she too was wearing a corset; she was slender for her age, but not that thin.
- Her figure was so slender and graceful in the navy blue dress she wore.
- Falling to the ground in a graceful crouch was a slender figure, defiantly feminine.
- Their bodies are slender and dappled with brown or black spots on a gray background.
- His silvery hair was unkempt, blood and bruises marred his slender body and he was skinnier than when he had come in.
- Her slender body glided gracefully, never once bending the weakened branches.
- My previously lost fighting instincts return as I line up my sights on his slender fighter's body.
- Light spilled in from the hall, framing his slender body and giving him a well-deserved halo of gold.
- I leaned my slender body to the side, resting the luggage on the pale tile floor.
- Every second that passed he felt a greater and more unbearable desire to possess this small, slender body.
- Her forceful voice coupled with the wriggling of her waist on a slender body, was a great sight to watch.
- They have slender and graceful bodies supported by very thin and long legs.
- When the soldiers' lights fall on their slender bodies, they seem almost ethereal.
- Its slender body allows it to weave in and out of crevices or hide in tight spots if threatened.
- Francisca came up with a simple mini dress that showed off her slender body.
- Can such a slender body bear the weight of so much expectation?
- This feline image was enhanced by her painted nails and thin slender body.
- The cat has a slender body with red-brown or gray fur, and black and white markings around its face.
- Her slender body seemed thinner then before and she had wrinkles on her skin.
Synonyms
slim, lean, willowy, sylphlike, svelte, lissom, graceful, snake-hipped, rangy
slight, slightly built, delicate
thin, skinny, size-zero, spare, attenuated, lanky, spindly
rare gracile, attenuate
1. 1.1 (especially of a rod or stem) of small girth or breadth.
  slender iron railings
  Example sentencesExamples
  When he came out of it, he held a short, slender wand of a light silvery color.
  He reaches over and picks up the slender rod he plans to use to simulate a rapier.
  Forced rhubarb, with its slender, willowy stems, has been available since December.
  They're very thin and delicate, with elegant slender stems and a simple, clean design.
  The slender girders, electrical cables and insulators look as if they had just come out of a package.
  Have a look at the thickness of the stakes in the picture compared to the slender stems of the roses.
  Approaching the bird, anger turned to curiosity at seeming small green leaves sprouting from a slender twig.
  Her green satin dress made her look like a slender flower stem, crowned with petals of fiery hair.
  The stage is bare except for three slender tree trunks, a few clay pots and a basket.
  The first rib may be shorter than usual, slender and connected with the second costal cartilage.
  The morning drill took place before a red flag pitched on a slender tree trunk in the middle of a clearing.
  The male blossom sits on a slender stalk, and the center stamen within the bloom contains the pollen.
  Sibling growth units in equivalent positions tended to have a more slender stem for N. dombeyi than for N. pumilio.
  Their long and slender stems glowed white in the blue shadows cast by the petal canopy above.
  What gives it panache is the way the flower teeters on its ridiculously long, slender stem.
  Matthew saw a youth then, standing against the slender trunk of a light brown tree.
  Her lips were reducing to a slender line and she tried constantly to show some form of a crooked smile.
  About 20 percent of the cells move to the top of the blob and produce a slender stalk.
  A short and crooked trunk supports its broad range of slender branches and thick twigs.
  A hand with a tight grip on his slender shoulder stopped him short, however.
2(of something abstract) barely sufficient in amount or basis.
people of slender means
a slender majority of four
Example sentencesExamples
- This is, admittedly, slender evidence on which to base general conclusions.
- Whether the incident happened at all, or as relayed in the anecdote, it is a slender confection to link this to the party's victory.
- On this platform he won the 1996 election, albeit with a slender majority.
- A compelling theory was based therefore on slender threads of evidence.
- The only obvious weakness of these essays is that some of the conclusions rest on fairly slender numbers of cases or anecdotes.
- In fact, the evidence for them ever existing is very slender compared to that for Jesus.
- This may seem a somewhat slender basis for distinguishing this type of reference from a mere promise to negotiate.
- The US House of Congress, which holds a slender Republican majority, will decide which slate of electors to accept.
- By a slender majority of four to three, the High Court bought the argument.
- The party also took Dundee East with a slender 383 majority, but failed to secure Ochil and South Perthshire.
- England failed to limit Sri Lanka to a slender target after they resumed the fourth day just eight behind on 98 for six.
- Labour has a slender two-seat majority on the council and is defending eleven of the 20 seats up for grabs.
- The scientific evidence that it improves memory is fairly slender, but that doesn't seem to deter many.
- It took his season tally to 161 wins, a slender four ahead of his rival for the champion jockey title.
- Despite slender evidence when tried at the Queen's Bench, he was indicted, convicted, and hanged.
- We found that the evidence on which to base clinical decisions was slender.
- But this slender plot acts as a mere clothesline for a series of slapstick asides and cinematic in-jokes.
Synonyms
meagre, limited, slight, modest, scanty, scant, sparse, small, little, paltry, inconsiderable, insubstantial, inadequate, insufficient, deficient, negligible, trifling
rare exiguous

Derivatives

slenderly

adverb ˈslɛndəliˈslɛndərli

It contains two plots, very slenderly related to each other.
Example sentencesExamples
- She turned around to reveal a large gash and a piece of metal imbedded into the flesh slenderly behind her right shoulder blade.
- She stepped back and crouched so her face was slenderly below his.
- He examined his flat, slenderly muscled stomach, noted the distinct absence of red and green from his wardrobe, and scowled smugly.
- She is most certainly eye level with me, but more slenderly built, but not a twig.

slenderness

noun ˈslɛndənəs

He had aged well, with good posture and a boyish slenderness.
Example sentencesExamples
- There is a certain slenderness about the figures and forms, be it the human figures or the slim shoes.
- But given the slenderness of the plot, the result is so broad it's immediately shrill.
- The slenderness of City's advantage meant the final whistle, when it finally came, was greeted with relief and applause in equal measure.
- It is a very attractive building and its slenderness and elegance will make it a very well-known structure in Dublin.

Origin

Late Middle English: of unknown origin.

Rhymes

addenda, agenda, amender, ascender, attender, blender, Brenda, contender, corrigenda, descender, engender, extender, fazenda, fender, gender, Glenda, Gwenda, hacienda, Länder, lender, mender, offender, pudenda, recommender, referenda, render, sender, spender, splendour (US splendor), surrender, suspender, tender, Venda, weekender, Wenda

Definition of slender in US English:

slender

adjectiveˈslɛndərˈslendər

1(of a person or part of the body) gracefully thin.
her slender neck
Example sentencesExamples
- It was clear she too was wearing a corset; she was slender for her age, but not that thin.
- Covered in thin scales, their bodies were slender and flexible, with stabilising fins.
- Her slender body glided gracefully, never once bending the weakened branches.
- Their bodies are slender and dappled with brown or black spots on a gray background.
- Can such a slender body bear the weight of so much expectation?
- Her slender body seemed thinner then before and she had wrinkles on her skin.
- Falling to the ground in a graceful crouch was a slender figure, defiantly feminine.
- Its slender body allows it to weave in and out of crevices or hide in tight spots if threatened.
- Her figure was so slender and graceful in the navy blue dress she wore.
- His silvery hair was unkempt, blood and bruises marred his slender body and he was skinnier than when he had come in.
- They have slender and graceful bodies supported by very thin and long legs.
- Light spilled in from the hall, framing his slender body and giving him a well-deserved halo of gold.
- When the soldiers' lights fall on their slender bodies, they seem almost ethereal.
- My previously lost fighting instincts return as I line up my sights on his slender fighter's body.
- The cat has a slender body with red-brown or gray fur, and black and white markings around its face.
- Francisca came up with a simple mini dress that showed off her slender body.
- Her forceful voice coupled with the wriggling of her waist on a slender body, was a great sight to watch.
- Every second that passed he felt a greater and more unbearable desire to possess this small, slender body.
- This feline image was enhanced by her painted nails and thin slender body.
- I leaned my slender body to the side, resting the luggage on the pale tile floor.
Synonyms
slim, lean, willowy, sylphlike, svelte, lissom, graceful, snake-hipped, rangy
1. 1.1 (especially of a rod or stem) of small girth or breadth.
  slender iron railings
  Example sentencesExamples
  The first rib may be shorter than usual, slender and connected with the second costal cartilage.
  Forced rhubarb, with its slender, willowy stems, has been available since December.
  Matthew saw a youth then, standing against the slender trunk of a light brown tree.
  Sibling growth units in equivalent positions tended to have a more slender stem for N. dombeyi than for N. pumilio.
  Approaching the bird, anger turned to curiosity at seeming small green leaves sprouting from a slender twig.
  The morning drill took place before a red flag pitched on a slender tree trunk in the middle of a clearing.
  Her lips were reducing to a slender line and she tried constantly to show some form of a crooked smile.
  He reaches over and picks up the slender rod he plans to use to simulate a rapier.
  The stage is bare except for three slender tree trunks, a few clay pots and a basket.
  When he came out of it, he held a short, slender wand of a light silvery color.
  What gives it panache is the way the flower teeters on its ridiculously long, slender stem.
  Her green satin dress made her look like a slender flower stem, crowned with petals of fiery hair.
  Have a look at the thickness of the stakes in the picture compared to the slender stems of the roses.
  A hand with a tight grip on his slender shoulder stopped him short, however.
  The male blossom sits on a slender stalk, and the center stamen within the bloom contains the pollen.
  Their long and slender stems glowed white in the blue shadows cast by the petal canopy above.
  A short and crooked trunk supports its broad range of slender branches and thick twigs.
  About 20 percent of the cells move to the top of the blob and produce a slender stalk.
  The slender girders, electrical cables and insulators look as if they had just come out of a package.
  They're very thin and delicate, with elegant slender stems and a simple, clean design.
2(of something abstract) barely sufficient in amount or basis.
a slender majority of four
Example sentencesExamples
- Labour has a slender two-seat majority on the council and is defending eleven of the 20 seats up for grabs.
- This is, admittedly, slender evidence on which to base general conclusions.
- The only obvious weakness of these essays is that some of the conclusions rest on fairly slender numbers of cases or anecdotes.
- A compelling theory was based therefore on slender threads of evidence.
- The party also took Dundee East with a slender 383 majority, but failed to secure Ochil and South Perthshire.
- But this slender plot acts as a mere clothesline for a series of slapstick asides and cinematic in-jokes.
- England failed to limit Sri Lanka to a slender target after they resumed the fourth day just eight behind on 98 for six.
- Whether the incident happened at all, or as relayed in the anecdote, it is a slender confection to link this to the party's victory.
- It took his season tally to 161 wins, a slender four ahead of his rival for the champion jockey title.
- Despite slender evidence when tried at the Queen's Bench, he was indicted, convicted, and hanged.
- The US House of Congress, which holds a slender Republican majority, will decide which slate of electors to accept.
- We found that the evidence on which to base clinical decisions was slender.
- In fact, the evidence for them ever existing is very slender compared to that for Jesus.
- The scientific evidence that it improves memory is fairly slender, but that doesn't seem to deter many.
- This may seem a somewhat slender basis for distinguishing this type of reference from a mere promise to negotiate.
- On this platform he won the 1996 election, albeit with a slender majority.
- By a slender majority of four to three, the High Court bought the argument.
Synonyms
meagre, limited, slight, modest, scanty, scant, sparse, small, little, paltry, inconsiderable, insubstantial, inadequate, insufficient, deficient, negligible, trifling

Origin

Late Middle English: of unknown origin.

单词	slender
释义	Definition of slender in English: slender adjectiveslenderest, slenderer ˈslɛndəˈslɛndər 1(of a person or part of the body) gracefully thin. her slender neck Example sentencesExamples Covered in thin scales, their bodies were slender and flexible, with stabilising fins. It was clear she too was wearing a corset; she was slender for her age, but not that thin. Her figure was so slender and graceful in the navy blue dress she wore. Falling to the ground in a graceful crouch was a slender figure, defiantly feminine. Their bodies are slender and dappled with brown or black spots on a gray background. His silvery hair was unkempt, blood and bruises marred his slender body and he was skinnier than when he had come in. Her slender body glided gracefully, never once bending the weakened branches. My previously lost fighting instincts return as I line up my sights on his slender fighter's body. Light spilled in from the hall, framing his slender body and giving him a well-deserved halo of gold. I leaned my slender body to the side, resting the luggage on the pale tile floor. Every second that passed he felt a greater and more unbearable desire to possess this small, slender body. Her forceful voice coupled with the wriggling of her waist on a slender body, was a great sight to watch. They have slender and graceful bodies supported by very thin and long legs. When the soldiers' lights fall on their slender bodies, they seem almost ethereal. Its slender body allows it to weave in and out of crevices or hide in tight spots if threatened. Francisca came up with a simple mini dress that showed off her slender body. Can such a slender body bear the weight of so much expectation? This feline image was enhanced by her painted nails and thin slender body. The cat has a slender body with red-brown or gray fur, and black and white markings around its face. Her slender body seemed thinner then before and she had wrinkles on her skin. Synonyms slim, lean, willowy, sylphlike, svelte, lissom, graceful, snake-hipped, rangy slight, slightly built, delicate thin, skinny, size-zero, spare, attenuated, lanky, spindly rare gracile, attenuate 1.1 (especially of a rod or stem) of small girth or breadth. slender iron railings Example sentencesExamples When he came out of it, he held a short, slender wand of a light silvery color. He reaches over and picks up the slender rod he plans to use to simulate a rapier. Forced rhubarb, with its slender, willowy stems, has been available since December. They're very thin and delicate, with elegant slender stems and a simple, clean design. The slender girders, electrical cables and insulators look as if they had just come out of a package. Have a look at the thickness of the stakes in the picture compared to the slender stems of the roses. Approaching the bird, anger turned to curiosity at seeming small green leaves sprouting from a slender twig. Her green satin dress made her look like a slender flower stem, crowned with petals of fiery hair. The stage is bare except for three slender tree trunks, a few clay pots and a basket. The first rib may be shorter than usual, slender and connected with the second costal cartilage. The morning drill took place before a red flag pitched on a slender tree trunk in the middle of a clearing. The male blossom sits on a slender stalk, and the center stamen within the bloom contains the pollen. Sibling growth units in equivalent positions tended to have a more slender stem for N. dombeyi than for N. pumilio. Their long and slender stems glowed white in the blue shadows cast by the petal canopy above. What gives it panache is the way the flower teeters on its ridiculously long, slender stem. Matthew saw a youth then, standing against the slender trunk of a light brown tree. Her lips were reducing to a slender line and she tried constantly to show some form of a crooked smile. About 20 percent of the cells move to the top of the blob and produce a slender stalk. A short and crooked trunk supports its broad range of slender branches and thick twigs. A hand with a tight grip on his slender shoulder stopped him short, however. 2(of something abstract) barely sufficient in amount or basis. people of slender means a slender majority of four Example sentencesExamples This is, admittedly, slender evidence on which to base general conclusions. Whether the incident happened at all, or as relayed in the anecdote, it is a slender confection to link this to the party's victory. On this platform he won the 1996 election, albeit with a slender majority. A compelling theory was based therefore on slender threads of evidence. The only obvious weakness of these essays is that some of the conclusions rest on fairly slender numbers of cases or anecdotes. In fact, the evidence for them ever existing is very slender compared to that for Jesus. This may seem a somewhat slender basis for distinguishing this type of reference from a mere promise to negotiate. The US House of Congress, which holds a slender Republican majority, will decide which slate of electors to accept. By a slender majority of four to three, the High Court bought the argument. The party also took Dundee East with a slender 383 majority, but failed to secure Ochil and South Perthshire. England failed to limit Sri Lanka to a slender target after they resumed the fourth day just eight behind on 98 for six. Labour has a slender two-seat majority on the council and is defending eleven of the 20 seats up for grabs. The scientific evidence that it improves memory is fairly slender, but that doesn't seem to deter many. It took his season tally to 161 wins, a slender four ahead of his rival for the champion jockey title. Despite slender evidence when tried at the Queen's Bench, he was indicted, convicted, and hanged. We found that the evidence on which to base clinical decisions was slender. But this slender plot acts as a mere clothesline for a series of slapstick asides and cinematic in-jokes. Synonyms meagre, limited, slight, modest, scanty, scant, sparse, small, little, paltry, inconsiderable, insubstantial, inadequate, insufficient, deficient, negligible, trifling rare exiguous Derivatives slenderly adverb ˈslɛndəliˈslɛndərli It contains two plots, very slenderly related to each other. Example sentencesExamples She turned around to reveal a large gash and a piece of metal imbedded into the flesh slenderly behind her right shoulder blade. She stepped back and crouched so her face was slenderly below his. He examined his flat, slenderly muscled stomach, noted the distinct absence of red and green from his wardrobe, and scowled smugly. She is most certainly eye level with me, but more slenderly built, but not a twig. slenderness noun ˈslɛndənəs He had aged well, with good posture and a boyish slenderness. Example sentencesExamples There is a certain slenderness about the figures and forms, be it the human figures or the slim shoes. But given the slenderness of the plot, the result is so broad it's immediately shrill. The slenderness of City's advantage meant the final whistle, when it finally came, was greeted with relief and applause in equal measure. It is a very attractive building and its slenderness and elegance will make it a very well-known structure in Dublin. Origin Late Middle English: of unknown origin. Rhymes addenda, agenda, amender, ascender, attender, blender, Brenda, contender, corrigenda, descender, engender, extender, fazenda, fender, gender, Glenda, Gwenda, hacienda, Länder, lender, mender, offender, pudenda, recommender, referenda, render, sender, spender, splendour (US splendor), surrender, suspender, tender, Venda, weekender, Wenda Definition of slender in US English: slender adjectiveˈslɛndərˈslendər 1(of a person or part of the body) gracefully thin. her slender neck Example sentencesExamples It was clear she too was wearing a corset; she was slender for her age, but not that thin. Covered in thin scales, their bodies were slender and flexible, with stabilising fins. Her slender body glided gracefully, never once bending the weakened branches. Their bodies are slender and dappled with brown or black spots on a gray background. Can such a slender body bear the weight of so much expectation? Her slender body seemed thinner then before and she had wrinkles on her skin. Falling to the ground in a graceful crouch was a slender figure, defiantly feminine. Its slender body allows it to weave in and out of crevices or hide in tight spots if threatened. Her figure was so slender and graceful in the navy blue dress she wore. His silvery hair was unkempt, blood and bruises marred his slender body and he was skinnier than when he had come in. They have slender and graceful bodies supported by very thin and long legs. Light spilled in from the hall, framing his slender body and giving him a well-deserved halo of gold. When the soldiers' lights fall on their slender bodies, they seem almost ethereal. My previously lost fighting instincts return as I line up my sights on his slender fighter's body. The cat has a slender body with red-brown or gray fur, and black and white markings around its face. Francisca came up with a simple mini dress that showed off her slender body. Her forceful voice coupled with the wriggling of her waist on a slender body, was a great sight to watch. Every second that passed he felt a greater and more unbearable desire to possess this small, slender body. This feline image was enhanced by her painted nails and thin slender body. I leaned my slender body to the side, resting the luggage on the pale tile floor. Synonyms slim, lean, willowy, sylphlike, svelte, lissom, graceful, snake-hipped, rangy 1.1 (especially of a rod or stem) of small girth or breadth. slender iron railings Example sentencesExamples The first rib may be shorter than usual, slender and connected with the second costal cartilage. Forced rhubarb, with its slender, willowy stems, has been available since December. Matthew saw a youth then, standing against the slender trunk of a light brown tree. Sibling growth units in equivalent positions tended to have a more slender stem for N. dombeyi than for N. pumilio. Approaching the bird, anger turned to curiosity at seeming small green leaves sprouting from a slender twig. The morning drill took place before a red flag pitched on a slender tree trunk in the middle of a clearing. Her lips were reducing to a slender line and she tried constantly to show some form of a crooked smile. He reaches over and picks up the slender rod he plans to use to simulate a rapier. The stage is bare except for three slender tree trunks, a few clay pots and a basket. When he came out of it, he held a short, slender wand of a light silvery color. What gives it panache is the way the flower teeters on its ridiculously long, slender stem. Her green satin dress made her look like a slender flower stem, crowned with petals of fiery hair. Have a look at the thickness of the stakes in the picture compared to the slender stems of the roses. A hand with a tight grip on his slender shoulder stopped him short, however. The male blossom sits on a slender stalk, and the center stamen within the bloom contains the pollen. Their long and slender stems glowed white in the blue shadows cast by the petal canopy above. A short and crooked trunk supports its broad range of slender branches and thick twigs. About 20 percent of the cells move to the top of the blob and produce a slender stalk. The slender girders, electrical cables and insulators look as if they had just come out of a package. They're very thin and delicate, with elegant slender stems and a simple, clean design. 2(of something abstract) barely sufficient in amount or basis. a slender majority of four Example sentencesExamples Labour has a slender two-seat majority on the council and is defending eleven of the 20 seats up for grabs. This is, admittedly, slender evidence on which to base general conclusions. The only obvious weakness of these essays is that some of the conclusions rest on fairly slender numbers of cases or anecdotes. A compelling theory was based therefore on slender threads of evidence. The party also took Dundee East with a slender 383 majority, but failed to secure Ochil and South Perthshire. But this slender plot acts as a mere clothesline for a series of slapstick asides and cinematic in-jokes. England failed to limit Sri Lanka to a slender target after they resumed the fourth day just eight behind on 98 for six. Whether the incident happened at all, or as relayed in the anecdote, it is a slender confection to link this to the party's victory. It took his season tally to 161 wins, a slender four ahead of his rival for the champion jockey title. Despite slender evidence when tried at the Queen's Bench, he was indicted, convicted, and hanged. The US House of Congress, which holds a slender Republican majority, will decide which slate of electors to accept. We found that the evidence on which to base clinical decisions was slender. In fact, the evidence for them ever existing is very slender compared to that for Jesus. The scientific evidence that it improves memory is fairly slender, but that doesn't seem to deter many. This may seem a somewhat slender basis for distinguishing this type of reference from a mere promise to negotiate. On this platform he won the 1996 election, albeit with a slender majority. By a slender majority of four to three, the High Court bought the argument. Synonyms meagre, limited, slight, modest, scanty, scant, sparse, small, little, paltry, inconsiderable, insubstantial, inadequate, insufficient, deficient, negligible, trifling Origin Late Middle English: of unknown origin.
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