slender

slen·der  (slndr)

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 slenderand equally graceful, equally erect" Frank Norris.

2. Small in amount or extent; meager: slender wages; a slender chance of survival.

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[Middle English sclendre, slendre.]

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slender·ly adv.

slender·ness n.

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slender

Adjective

1. (esp. of a person's figure) slim and graceful

2. of small width relative to length or height

3. small or inadequate in amount or size: a slender advantage [origin unknown]

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, slight lean, 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" thin narrow - 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" slim little, 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 ease lissom, lissome, lithe, lithesome, supple, sylphlike, svelte graceful - characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution

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slender

adjective 1. slim, narrow, slight, lean, svelte, willowy, sylphlike << OPPOSITE chubby

adjective 2. faint, slight, remote, slim, thin, weak, fragile, feeble, flimsy, tenuous << OPPOSITE strong

adjective 3. meagre, little, small, inadequate, insufficient, scant, scanty, inconsiderable << OPPOSITE large

Translations

slender [ˈslɛndəʳ] adj → delgado; [means] → escaso

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slender [ˈslɛndəʳ] adj → svelte, mince (fig); faible, ténu(e)

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slender [ˈslɛndəʳ] adj → schlank, schmal;

(small) → knapp

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slender [ˈslɛndəʳ] adj → snello/a, sottile (= not enough); scarso/a, esiguo/a