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English adjective: slender

1. slender being of delicate or slender build


SamplesShe was slender as a willow shoot is slender.
A slim girl with straight blonde hair.
Watched her slight figure cross the street.


Synonymsslight, slim, svelte


Similarlean, thin


Antonymsfat

2. slender very narrow


SamplesA thin line across the page.


Synonymsthin


Similarnarrow


Antonymsbroad, wide

3. slender having little width in proportion to the length or height


SamplesA slender pole.


Similarthin


Antonymsthick

4. slender small in quantity


SamplesSlender wages.
A slim chance of winning.
A small surplus.


Synonymsslim


Similarlittle, small


Antonymsbig, large

5. slender moving and bending with ease


Synonymslissom, lissome, lithe, lithesome, supple, svelte, sylphlike


Similargraceful


Antonymsawkward









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