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slenderness

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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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.slenderness - the quality of being slight or inadequate; "he knew the slenderness of my wallet"; "the slenderness of the chances that anything would be done"; "the slenderness of the evidence"
inadequacy, deficiency, insufficiency - lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"
2.slenderness - relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width; "the tenuity of a hair"; "the thinness of a rope"
dimension - the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)
3.slenderness - the property of an attractively thin person
leanness, spareness, thinness - the property of having little body fat
Translations
slenderness [ˈslendənɪs] N
1. [of person, waist, hand] → delgadez f
2. [of resources] → escasez f; [of hope etc] → lo lejano, lo remoto
slenderness
nSchlankheit f; (of hand, waist also)Schmalheit f; (fig) (of chance, hope)Schwäche f; (of excuse)Dürftigkeit f; (of lead, majority)Knappheit f; the slenderness of his incomesein geringes Einkommen
slenderness [ˈslɛndənɪs] n (of person) → snellezza; (of waist, neck, hand) → sottigliezza
slenderness [ˈslɛndənɪs] n (of person) → snellezza; (of waist, neck, hand) → sottigliezza


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Rebecca, Adam thought, as he took off his hat and saluted the pretty panorama,--Rebecca, with her tall slenderness, her thoughtful brow, the fire of young joy in her face, her fillet of dark braided hair, might have been a young Muse or Sibyl; and the flowery hayrack, with its freight of blooming girlhood, might have been painted as an allegorical picture of The Morning of Life.
Monsieur Bourais hid part of the choir from view, but directly in front of her, the flock of maidens, wearing white wreaths over their lowered veils, formed a snow-white field, and she recognised her darling by the slenderness of her neck and her devout attitude.
Stubble, as may be supposed from his size and slenderness, was of the Light Bobs.
 
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