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slen·der

(slĕn′dər)

adj. slen·der·er, slen·der·est

a. Having little width in proportion to height or length; long and thin: a slender rod.

b. Thin and delicate in build; gracefully slim: "She was slender as a willow shoot is slender—and equally graceful, equally erect" (Frank Norris).

2. Small in amount or extent; meager: slender wages; a slender chance of survival.

[Middle English sclendre, slendre.]

slen′der·ly adv.

slen′der·ness n.

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slender

(ˈslɛndə)

adj

1. of small width relative to length or height

2. (esp of a person's figure) slim and well-formed

3. small or inadequate in amount, size, etc: slender resources.

4. (of hopes, etc) having little foundation; feeble

5. very small: a slender margin.

6. (of a sound) lacking volume

7. (Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics (now only in Irish phonology) relating to or denoting a close front vowel, such as i or e

[C14 slendre, of unknown origin]

ˈslenderly adv

ˈslenderness n

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slen•der

(ˈslɛn dər)

adj. -der•er, -der•est.

1. having a circumference that is small in proportion to the height or length: a slender post.

2. thin or slight; light and graceful: slender youths.

3. small in size, amount, extent, etc.; meager: a slender income.

4. having little value, force, or justification: slender prospects.

[1350–1400; Middle English s(c)lendre, of obscure orig.]

slen′der•ly, adv.

slen′der•ness, n.

syn: slender, slight, slim imply a tendency toward thinness. As applied to the human body, slender implies a generally attractive and pleasing thinness: slender hands. slight often adds the idea of frailness to that of thinness: a slight, almost fragile, figure. slim implies a lithe or delicate thinness: a slim and athletic figure.

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Adj.	1.	slender - being of delicate or slender build; "she was slender as a willow shoot is slender"- Frank Norris; "a slim girl with straight blonde hair"; "watched her slight figure cross the street" slim, svelte, slight lean, thin - lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare
	2.	slender - very narrow; "a thin line across the page" thin narrow - not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page"
	3.	slender - having little width in proportion to the length or height; "a slender pole" thin - of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section; "thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint"
	4.	slender - small in quantity; "slender wages"; "a slim chance of winning"; "a small surplus" slim little, small - limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"
	5.	slender - moving and bending with ease lissom, lissome, lithe, lithesome, supple, sylphlike, svelte graceful - characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution

slender

adjective

1. slim, narrow, slight, lean, svelte, willowy, sylphlike He gazed at her slender neck.
slim fat, stout, chubby, large, heavy, bulky, well-built, tubby, podgy

2. faint, slight, remote, slim, thin, weak, fragile, feeble, flimsy, tenuous the first slender hope of peace
faint good, strong, solid

3. meagre, little, small, inadequate, insufficient, scant, scanty, inconsiderable the Government's slender 21-seat majority
meagre large, considerable, substantial, generous, ample, appreciable

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slender

adjective

1. Having little flesh or fat on the body:

angular, bony, fleshless, gaunt, lank, lanky, lean, meager, rawboned, scrawny, skinny, slim, spare, thin, twiggy, weedy.

Idioms: all skin and bones, thin as a rail.

2. Small in degree, especially of probability:

faint, negligible, outside, remote, slight, slim.

Translations

رَفِيعضَعيف، ضَئيلمَمْشوق، نَحيف

štíhlýtenkýúzkýmizivý

slankspinkel

schlank schmal gering

λεπτός λιγνός

esbelto delgado fino tenue escaso

hoikka

svelte mince

tanak

grannurlítill

esile snello debole

ほっそりした

날씬한

lieknas

niecīgsslaidstievs

mizivý

suhvitek

slank

ผอมเพรียว

az ince narin tığ gibi yetersiz

mảnh mai

苗条的微小的细长的

slender

[ˈslendəʳ] ADJ

1. [person] (= thin) → delgado, fino; (= slim and graceful) → esbelto; [waist, neck, hand] → delgado

2. (fig) [resources] → escaso; [hope etc] → lejano, remoto
by a slender majority → por escasa mayoría

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

slender

[ˈslɛndə^r] adj

[person] → svelte, mince; [wrist, waist] → fin(e)

(= small) [chance, hope] → faible, ténu(e)

slender

adj → schlank; hand, waist also → schmal; resources, income → knapp, mager; chance, hope → schwach, gering; excuse, profit margin → dürftig, schwach; lead, majority → knapp, gering

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

slender

[ˈslɛndəʳ] adj (person) → snello/a, slanciato/a; (waist, neck, hand) → sottile (fig) (resources, majority) → scarso/a, esiguo/a; (hope, chance) → piccolo/a, scarso/a

slender

(ˈslendə) adjective

1. thin, slim or narrow.

2. slight or small. His chances of winning are extremely slender.

slender

→ رَفِيع štíhlý slank schlank λιγνός esbelto hoikka svelte tanak snello ほっそりした 날씬한 slank slank szczupły esbelto стройный slank ผอมเพรียว tığ gibi mảnh mai 苗条的

slender

a. esbelto-a; delgado-a.

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