| ADJECTIVE | all | slender, slight, slim, svelte | being of delicate or slender build / build |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | slender, thin | very narrow | |
| all | slender | having little width in proportion to the length or height | |
| all | slender, slim | small in quantity |
| Sounds | sleh'nder | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | adder ... Zealander: 203 rhymes with der... | |
| Meaning | Of delicate or slender build / build. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "she was slender as a willow shoot is slender"- Frank Norris | |
| Synonyms | slight, slim, svelte | |
| Broader | thin, lean | lacking excess flesh |
| Spanish | delgado, delicado, esbelto, estilizado, fino | |
| Catalan | delicat, estilitzat, esvelt, fi, prim | |
| Nouns | slenderness | the property of an attractively thin person |
| Adverbs | slenderly | in a slim or slender manner |
| Meaning | Very narrow. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | thin | |
| Broader | narrow | not wide |
| Spanish | delgado | |
| Nouns | slenderness | relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width |
| Meaning | Having little width in proportion to the length or height. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a slender pole" | |
| Broader | thin | Of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section |
| Nouns | slenderness | relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width |
| Meaning | small in quantity. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "slender wages" | |
| Synonym | slim | |
| Broader | small, little | Limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent |
| Spanish | escaso | |
| Catalan | escàs | |
| Nouns | slenderness | the quality of being slight or inadequate |
| Adverbs | slenderly | to a meager degree or in a meager manner |
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