slender

[US]/ˈslendə(r)/
[UK]/ˈslendər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. slight; slim; thin.

Phrases & Collocations

slender figure

slender waist

slender legs

slender body

Example Sentences

people of slender means.

a slender majority of four.

slender wages; a slender chance of survival.

she was a tall girl, slender and graceful.

the team held a slender one-goal lead.

They won the election but only with a very slender majority.

her waist was slender enough for him to span with his hands.

Everybody of us admired her slender figure.

The spider hung suspended on its slender thread.

His musical achievements have been decidedly slender.

his eyes scanned her slender form.

his icy gaze raked mercilessly over Lissa's slender figure.

acinaciform Slender sword, of scimitar-like form, e.g. acinaciform branchiostegal rays in Perciformes.

candlepin :a slender bowling pin used in a variation of the game of tenpins.

villiform Like the villi of the intestine, hence, with numerous small slender projections;

Their slender figures, girdled with plain silk, tread watchfully on board.

Real-world Examples

If somebody called me slender or slim, I'd be flattered.

Source: English With Lucy (Bilingual Experience)

For thin, you can describe somebody as slender or slim.

Source: English With Lucy (Bilingual Experience)

Yes, tall, slender, brown hair, brown eyes.

Source: Prison Break Season 2

Their slender stems had beautiful light-green leaves.

Source: American Elementary School English 4

O lute, play music bright. For the bride sweet and slender!

Source: Selected English Translations of Ancient Poetry by Xu Yuanchong

Her own output was slender in quantity and lean in style.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

Nanotyrannus has much longer, more slender legs than Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Source: Jurassic Fight Club

They are much more powerful than the more slender cheetahs.

Source: Lion Mafia

It can therefore be used to make lighter and more slender structures.

Source: The Economist - Technology

With a slender majority, a jury of 500 found him guilty.

Source: Sophie's World (Original Version)

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