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- [slen-der]
- /ˈslɛn dər/
- /ˈslen.dər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [slen-der]
- /ˈslɛn dər/
Definitions of slender word
- adjective slender having a circumference that is small in proportion to the height or length: a slender post. 1
- adjective slender thin or slight; light and graceful: slender youths. 1
- adjective slender small in size, amount, extent, etc.; meager: a slender income. 1
- adjective slender having little value, force, or justification: slender prospects. 1
- adjective slender thin or weak, as sound. 1
- adjective slender small, inadequate 1
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Origin of slender
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English slendre, sclendre < ?
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Parts of speech for Slender
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
slender popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
slender usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for slender
adj slender
- balletic — If you describe someone's movements as balletic, you mean that they have some of the graceful qualities of ballet.
- beanstalk — the stem of a bean plant
- broomstick — A broomstick is an old-fashioned broom which has a bunch of small sticks at the end.
- delicate — Something that is delicate is small and beautifully shaped.
- featherweight — a boxer or other contestant intermediate in weight between a bantamweight and a lightweight, especially a professional boxer weighing up to 126 pounds (57 kg).
adjective slender
- exiguous — Very small in size or amount.
- fine — of superior or best quality; of high or highest grade: fine wine.
- fleshless — Without flesh, lacking flesh.
- fracturable — Capable of being fractured.
- imponderous — (obsolete) imponderable.
Antonyms for slender
adj slender
- butterball — a chubby or fat person
- corpulent — If you describe someone as corpulent, you mean they are fat.
- fat — File Allocation Table
- heavyweight — heavy in weight.
adjective slender
- chubby — A chubby person is rather fat.
- chunky — A chunky person is broad and heavy.
- embonpoint — The plump or fleshy part of a person’s body, in particular a woman’s bosom.
- fatlike — Resembling fat (the chemical substance) or some aspect of it.
- fleshy — having much flesh; plump; fat.
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