English noun: slenderness | |||
1. | slenderness (attribute) the quality of being slight or inadequate | ||
Samples | He 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 | ||
Samples | The tenuity of a hair. The thinness of a rope. | ||
Synonyms | tenuity, thinness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dimension | ||
Antonyms | thickness | ||
3. | slenderness (attribute) the property of an attractively thin person | ||
Synonyms | slightness, slimness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | leanness, spareness, thinness | ||