SLENDER


Meaning of SLENDER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈslen-dər ]

adjective

Etymology: Middle English sclendre, slendre, from Anglo-French esclendre

Date: 14th century

1.

a. : spare in frame or flesh ; especially : gracefully slight

b. : small or narrow in circumference or width in proportion to length or height

2. : limited or inadequate in amount or scope : meager

people of slender means

Synonyms: see thin

• slen·der·ly adverb

• slen·der·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.