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slender
[ slen-der ]
adjective
- having a circumference that is small in proportion to the height or length:
a slender post.
- thin or slight; light and graceful:
slender youths.
Antonyms: ,
- small in size, amount, extent, etc.; meager:
a slender income.
- having little value, force, or justification:
slender prospects.
Synonyms: ,
- thin or weak, as sound.
Synonyms: , , , ,
slender
/ ˈɛԻə /
adjective
- 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
- (of a sound) lacking volume
- phonetics (now only in Irish phonology) relating to or denoting a close front vowel, such as i or e
Derived Forms
- ˈԻԱ, noun
- ˈԻ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- d· adverb
- d·Ա noun
- ܲ·d adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of slender1
Word History and Origins
Origin of slender1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Between 1968 and 1975, a greater tonnage of bombs was dropped on this slender piece of land than in all theatres in World War Two.
Massa is slender and just 5 feet tall in her work boots, with strands of gray lightening her dark hair.
Tarragon has a subtle anise, fennel-like flavor, and its leaves are slender and softer than other herbs.
That slender margin was shored up on Tuesday in special congressional elections in Trump's political heartland of Florida.
He told investigators that he remembered the shooter as a tall, slender man with a mustache and arms covered in tattoos.
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