slen´der|ness

slen´der|ness
slen|der «SLEHN duhr», adjective.
1. long and thin; not big around; slim: »

A boy 6 feet tall and weighing 130 pounds is very slender. A pencil is a slender piece of wood.

2. slight; small; scanty: »

a slender meal, a slender income, a slender hope of success.

3. Phonetics. (of vowels) high.
╂[Middle English slendre, and sclendre, origin uncertain]
–slen´der|ly, adverb.
–slen´der|ness, noun.
Synonym Study 1 Slender, slim mean thin, not big around. Slender suggests pleasing, graceful thinness: »

Most girls want to be slender. The legs of those chairs are slender.

 Slim suggests lack of flesh and lightness of frame or build: »

He is a slim boy, but may fill out as he becomes older.


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  • slen´der|ly — slen|der «SLEHN duhr», adjective. 1. long and thin; not big around; slim: »A boy 6 feet tall and weighing 130 pounds is very slender. A pencil is a slender piece of wood. 2. slight; small; scanty: »a slender meal, a slender income, a slender hope …   Useful english dictionary

  • slen|der — «SLEHN duhr», adjective. 1. long and thin; not big around; slim: »A boy 6 feet tall and weighing 130 pounds is very slender. A pencil is a slender piece of wood. 2. slight; small; scanty: »a slender meal, a slender income, a slender hope of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • slen — slen·dang; slen·der; slen·der·ish; slen·der·ize; slen·der·ly; slen·der·ness; slen·tan·do; …   English syllables

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • slenderness — slen·der·ness …   English syllables

  • slender — slen•der [[t]ˈslɛn dər[/t]] adj. der•er, der•est 1) having a circumference that is small in proportion to the height or length: a slender post[/ex] 2) thin or slight; light and graceful: slender youths[/ex] 3) small in size, amount, extent, etc.; …   From formal English to slang

  • slender — slen|der [ slendər ] adjective * 1. ) tall or long and thin in an attractive way: slender fingers a slender young man She has a tall slender figure. a ) not very wide: a plant with slender leaves a pair of shoes with slender black heels 2. ) very …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Slender — Slen der, a. [Compar. {Slenderer}; superl. {Slenderest}.] [OE. slendre, sclendre, fr. OD. slinder thin, slender, perhaps through a French form; cf. OD. slinderen, slidderen, to creep; perh. akin to E. slide.] 1. Small or narrow in proportion to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Slenderer — Slender Slen der, a. [Compar. {Slenderer}; superl. {Slenderest}.] [OE. slendre, sclendre, fr. OD. slinder thin, slender, perhaps through a French form; cf. OD. slinderen, slidderen, to creep; perh. akin to E. slide.] 1. Small or narrow in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Slenderest — Slender Slen der, a. [Compar. {Slenderer}; superl. {Slenderest}.] [OE. slendre, sclendre, fr. OD. slinder thin, slender, perhaps through a French form; cf. OD. slinderen, slidderen, to creep; perh. akin to E. slide.] 1. Small or narrow in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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