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• slender — ► ADJECTIVE (slenderer, slenderest) 1) gracefully thin. 2) barely sufficient: a slender majority. DERIVATIVES slenderly adverb slenderness noun. ORIGIN of unknown origin …   English terms dictionary

• slender — adjective 1 thin and graceful: She had a long slender neck. | a row of slender columns see thin 1 2 not enough to be useful, helpful, or effective: slender chance/hope: The company now only has a slender hope of survival. | by/with a slender… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• slender */ — UK [ˈslendə(r)] / US [ˈslendər] adjective Word forms slender : adjective slender comparative slenderer superlative slenderest 1) a) tall or long and thin in an attractive way slender fingers a slender young man She has a tall slender figure. b)… …   English dictionary

• slender — [[t]sle̱ndə(r)[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED (approval) A slender person is attractively thin and graceful. [WRITTEN] She was slender, with delicate wrists and ankles. ...a tall, slender figure in a straw hat... He gazed at her slender neck. 2) ADJ GRADED:… …   English dictionary

• 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 [ˈslendə US ər] adj 1.) thin in an attractive or graceful way = ↑slim ▪ She is slender and stylish. ▪ Laura s tall, slender figure slender legs/arms/fingers etc see usage note ↑thin1 2.) small or very limited in amount or size = ↑slim …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• slender — [ˈslendə] adj 1) tall or long and thin in an attractive way slender fingers[/ex] 2) very small in amount and only just enough They won by a slender majority.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• majority — noun 1 most ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great, huge, large, overwhelming, significant, sizeable, solid, strong, substantial …   Collocations dictionary

• slender — adj. 1 thin in an attractive way VERBS ▪ be, look ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ Those jeans make you look v …   Collocations dictionary

• slenderly — slender ► ADJECTIVE (slenderer, slenderest) 1) gracefully thin. 2) barely sufficient: a slender majority. DERIVATIVES slenderly adverb slenderness noun. ORIGIN of unknown origin …   English terms dictionary

• slenderness — slender ► ADJECTIVE (slenderer, slenderest) 1) gracefully thin. 2) barely sufficient: a slender majority. DERIVATIVES slenderly adverb slenderness noun. ORIGIN of unknown origin …   English terms dictionary