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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024slen•der /ˈslɛndɚ/USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est. - having a distance around the middle that is small when compared to the height or length:a slender post.
- thin or slight;
light and graceful:slender youths. - small in size, amount, etc.;
meager:a slender income. - having little value, force, or justification:The prospects for victory were slender.
slen•der•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024slen•der (slen′dər),USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est. - having a circumference that is small in proportion to the height or length:a slender post.
- thin or slight;
light and graceful:slender youths. - small in size, amount, extent, etc.;
meager:a slender income. - having little value, force, or justification:slender prospects.
- thin or weak, as sound.
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- Middle English slendre, sclendre 1300–50
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged 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.See corresponding entry in Unabridged trivial, trifling.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fragile, feeble, fine, delicate, flimsy.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fat, stocky.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: slender /ˈslɛndə/ adj - of small width relative to length or height
- (esp of a person's figure) slim and well-formed
- small or inadequate in amount, size, etc: slender resources
- (of hopes, etc) having little foundation; feeble
- very small: a slender margin
Etymology: 14th Century slendre, of unknown originˈslenderly adv ˈslenderness n |