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English noun: slenderness

1. slenderness (attribute) the quality of being slight or inadequate


SamplesHe knew the slenderness of my wallet.
The slenderness of the chances that anything would be done.
The slenderness of the evidence.


Broader (hypernym)deficiency, inadequacy, insufficiency

2. slenderness (attribute) relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width


SamplesThe tenuity of a hair.
The thinness of a rope.


Synonymstenuity, thinness


Broader (hypernym)dimension


Antonymsthickness

3. slenderness (attribute) the property of an attractively thin person


Synonymsslightness, slimness


Broader (hypernym)leanness, spareness, thinness









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