slender
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1.4
- adjective
- /ˈslɛndər/
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- The dancer moved with a slender grace across the stage.
- tall and slender
- a slender body
- long and slender
And I love that tall, slender pot, the Lyatris and bloom.
- And I love that tall, slender pot, the Lyatris and bloom.
- I just redraw these symmetric slender adornments.
- Valerie was tall, slender, very shy.
- First thing I thought of was one slender man and two, he looks like a hunter.
- It was a jumpsuit, of course, cold shoulders, very slender.
- So what Suetonius has to say he was a tall man of Fair complexion, slender build, with a rather full face.
- Shiitakes Enoki which kind of white Tufts of mushrooms with thin slender slender stalks.
Examples
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The newcomer was a tall, slender man who carried himself with easy elegance.
Fiction book (1991) -
So we found ourselves going back down the stairs together, this slender, dark girl and I.
Fiction book (1991) -
And there we have our more slender fashion figure.
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The forces of life were strong in their slender bodies; no cold could freeze their warm blood.
Academic text (1995) -
A tall and slender maiden
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It's so sleek and slender to begin with.
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Look at her slender form, the tilt of her head.
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You're slender compared to him.
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But Dad is about six feet tall, with a big chest and slender waist and hips.
Fiction book (1990) -
Valerie was tall, slender, very shy.
Synonyms
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1.0
Having little body fat and a slim shape
60
1.0
Thin and with little body fat
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3.2
Thin and not strongly built
18
4.1
Short and slim in body size, used for women
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4.9
Small and pretty in a delicate, graceful way
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3.8
Thin and light in form, like a small person or light cloth
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7.1
Thin and graceful in a way that looks attractive
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6.4
Slim and graceful in a way that looks attractive
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6.0
Very thin in a way that looks like a small branch
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8.8
A person or animal that moves easily with a thin, flexible body
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4.4
Thin and small in a neat, attractive shape
A person or animal with a thin, flexible body that moves gracefully
Having a thin, narrow body shape
Having a long thin body
An animal or object with a slim, narrow body
Very thin and light, almost hard to see or hear
A thing that has a thin shape compared with others of the same type
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A Chinese palm with thinner stems and leaves than the common lady palm
- Indian
A small thin animal like a monkey from southern India and Sri Lanka with large eyes and slow movements
- Specialized
A plant with thin stems that grows in clumps in wet places like marshes
- Specialized
A small thin animal with soft skin that lives in damp places on the Pacific coast of the United States
- Specialized
A water plant with thin leaves kept in aquariums to give oxygen to the water
- Specialized
A grass from North America grown in the western United States for animal feed
How Thin
Surface Forms
Etymology
Slender comes from the same old root slend-, meaning 'thin' or 'slim', and was used for narrow, delicate shapes. So a slender column or body is simply thin and graceful, which is why we use the word for slim things.