slimness
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- noun
- /ˈslɪmnəs/
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delgadez
- The slimness of the model was highlighted by the elegant dress she wore.
Examples
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Self-characterization as overweight may be one factor leading to increased eating disorders; another is the hype promoting slimness (Moore, 1988).
Academic text (1997) -
All of this while maintaining that Ultrabook level of slimness in order to get that branding from Intel.
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Slimness is promoted as essential for success, beauty, wealth, love, sexuality, and happiness (Orbach, 1994).
Academic text (1997) -
He noticed the slimness of her ankles and calves and the straightness of her back.
Fiction book (1995) -
To counter the unrealistic expectations of slimness fostered by the media and the fashion industry, health professionals and educators need to coordinate and deliver a consistent health message.
Academic text (1997) -
Perhaps because she admired the elegant slimness of Asian women, she always noticed when one had what she took to be Western ailments: a heavy torso or acne along the cheekbone.
Fiction book (1999) -
She was slender—anyone who wanted to live comfortably here had to be—and she wore a silver beaded dress that accented that slimness.
Fiction book (2000) -
Many people feel pressure to achieve a certain slimness to fit societal beauty standards.
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Her slimness made her an ideal candidate for the runway show.
Synonyms
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2.3
A person who has very little body fat
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A thin, graceful shape that people find attractive
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Having little body fat and being thin
A thin body with very little fat
Antonyms
How Thin
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Slimness comes from the simple adjective slim, which means 'thin' or 'slender'. It gives the image of a small, graceful shape, so slimness is the quality of being attractively thin.