Definition & Meaning of "slender"in English

slender

(of a person or body part) attractively thin

bony

emaciated

gaunt

lean

lithe

Grammatical Information

Composition

Simple

qualitative

Superlative

slenderest

Comparative

slenderer

gradable

Examples

She had a slender figure, with long limbs and a graceful posture.

having a thin diameter or width

tenuous

thin

Examples

The slender branches of the willow tree swayed gently in the breeze.

small in quantity or amount

Examples

The evidence against him was slender.

Lexical Tree

slenderize

slenderly

slenderness

slender

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