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slimming

slimming

1 3.5
Clothing or colors that make a person look thinner
  • adjective
  • /ˈslɪmɪŋ/
translation icon : adelgazante
  • I know the black is very slimming and very scary, but the pastels, you know, they're in season, and I feel like it tones down the masculinity a little bit, which we all need these days.
  • more slimming

It says sculpts the waist, curvy hips, slimming leg.

Examples

  • These trousers are designed to be slimming and comfortable for all-day wear.

  • It's not very slimming, but I feel so free.

  • It's just kind of a face slimming step here.

  • It's not quite as slimming as this would be.

    Let Him Go (2020)

  • The dress is very slimming and makes me feel confident.

  • She wore a slimming top that highlighted her figure beautifully.

Antonyms

weight gaining
12 4.4

A period of eating and training to add body weight, often muscle

fattening
1 3.2

Food that makes people or animals gain weight because it has many calories

How Slimming

slimming
1 3.5
fitted
2.0
huggy
  • Informal
5.9
loose
155 1.0

Surface Forms

slimming positive

Morphology

slimming = slim (transparent) = slim + ing

The word 'slimming' is transparently derived from 'slim' with the addition of the suffix '-ing', indicating the process or effect of becoming slim.

Etymology

Slimming comes from the simple word slim, which means 'thin'. It is used for clothes or colours that make you look thinner, so a slimming dress is one that helps you appear thinner.