svelter

svelte

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [svelt, sfelt]
- /svɛlt, sfɛlt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [svelt, sfelt]
- /svɛlt, sfɛlt/

Definitions of svelter word

adjective svelter slender, especially gracefully slender in figure; lithe. 1
adjective svelter suave; blandly urbane. 1

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Origin of svelter

First appearance:

before 1810

One of the 40% newest English words

1810-20; < French < Italian svelto < Vulgar Latin *exvellitus pulled out (replacing Latin ēvulsus, past participle of ēvellere), equivalent to Latin ex- ex-1 + velli-, variant stem of vellere to pull, pluck + -tus past participle suffix

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Parts of speech for Svelter

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Svelter

svelter popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

svelter usage trend in Literature

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