slen ‧ der /ˈslendə $ -ər/ BrE AmE adjective
1 . thin in an attractive or graceful way SYN slim :
She is slender and stylish.
Laura’s tall, slender figure
slender legs/arms/fingers etc
2 . small or very limited in amount or size SYN slim :
The company only has a slender hope of survival.
The Republicans won the election by a slender majority.
We had to make the most of our rather slender resources.
—slenderness noun [uncountable]
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Slender sounds rather literary. In everyday English, people usually say slim or thin :
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I don’t know how she stays so slim.