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slender

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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.

[Middle English sclendre, slendre.]

slender·ly adv.
slender·ness n.

slender [ˈslɛndə]
adj
1. of small width relative to length or height
2. (esp of a person's figure) slim and well-formed
3. small or inadequate in amount, size, etc. slender resources
4. (of hopes, etc.) having little foundation; feeble
5. very small a slender margin
6. (of a sound) lacking volume
7. (Linguistics / 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]
slenderly  adv
slenderness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"
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"
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"
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
graceful - characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution

slender
adjective
1. slim, narrow, slight, lean, svelte, willowy, sylphlike He gazed at her slender neck.
slim fat, stout, chubby, large, heavy, bulky, well-built, tubby, podgy
2. faint, slight, remote, slim, thin, weak, fragile, feeble, flimsy, tenuous the first slender hope of peace
faint good, strong, solid
Translations
slender [ˈslendəʳ] ADJ
1. [person] (= thin) → delgado, fino; (= slim and graceful) → esbelto; [waist, neck, hand] → delgado
2. (fig) [resources] → escaso; [hope etc] → lejano, remoto
by a slender majoritypor escasa mayoría

slender [ˈslɛndər] adj
[person] → svelte, mince; [wrist, waist] → fin(e)
(= small) [chance, hope] → faible, ténu(e)

slender
adjschlank; hand, waist alsoschmal; resources, incomeknapp, mager; chance, hopeschwach, gering; excuse, profit margindürftig, schwach; lead, majorityknapp, gering

slender [ˈslɛndəʳ] adj (person) → snello/a, slanciato/a; (waist, neck, hand) → sottile (fig) (resources, majority) → scarso/a, esiguo/a; (hope, chance) → piccolo/a, scarso/a

slender
adj slender [ˈslendə]
1 thin, slim or narrow. slank مَمْشوق، نَحيف строен štíhlý, tenký, úzký slank schmal λεπτός, στενός delgado, esbelto, fino sale لاغر hoikka mince, svelte דַק छरहरा, इकहरा vitak, tanak karcsú ramping grannur snello, sottile 細い 가느다란 lieknas tievs; slaids halus slank slank, smal, tynn wysmukły esguio subţire, zvelt тонкий, стройный štíhly vitek vitak smärt, slank, smäcker เรียวยาว ince, narin 苗條的,細長的 тонкий, стрункий پتلا، دبلا mảnh khảnh, thon thả
2 slight or small His chances of winning are extremely slender. skraal ضَعيف، ضَئيل прен. слаб mizivý spinkel gering λιγοστός, μικρός escaso kasin, vähene كوچك heikko mince קָלוּש थोड़ा, अल्प slab, neznatan gyenge kecil lítill esiguo, scarso わずかな (가망이) 희박한 menkas niecīgs tipis gering sped, spinkelt znikomy escasso slab незначительный, небольшой biedny, mizerný majhen mali knapp, liten เล็กน้อย az, yetersiz 微小的 слабкий; незначний قلیل، موہوم mỏng manh

slender رفيع štíhlý slank schlank λιγνός esbelto hoikka svelte tanak snello ほっそりした 날씬한 slank slank szczupły esbelto стройный slank ผอมเพรียว tığ gibi mảnh mai 苗条的


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