HyperDic: slenderness

English > 3 senses of the word *slenderness*:
NOUN	attribute	slenderness	the quality of being slight or inadequate
	attribute	slenderness, thinness, tenuity	relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width
	attribute	slenderness, slightness, slimness	the property of an attractively thin person

English > *slenderness*: 3 senses > noun 1, attribute
Meaning	The quality of being slight or inadequate.
Examples	"he knew the slenderness of my wallet" "the slenderness of the chances that anything would be done" "the slenderness of the evidence"
Broader	insufficiency, inadequacy, deficiency	lack of an adequate quantity or number
Adjectives	slender	small in quantity

English > *slenderness*: 3 senses > noun 2, attribute
Meaning	relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width.
Synonyms	thinness, tenuity
Broader	dimension	The magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)
Opposite	thickness	The dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width
Spanish	delgadez, tenuidad
Catalan	primària
Adjectives	slender	very narrow
Adjectives	slender	having little width in proportion to the length or height

English > *slenderness*: 3 senses > noun 3, attribute
Meaning	The property of an attractively thin person.
Synonyms	slightness, slimness
Broader	leanness, thinness, spareness	The property of having little body fat
Spanish	esbeltez
Adjectives	slender	being of delicate or slender build / build

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