/ ˈslendə(r); NAmE / adjective ( slen·derer , slen·derest )
HELP NOTE : You can also use more slender and most slender .
1.
( approving ) ( of people or their bodies ) thin in an attractive or elegant way
SYN slim :
her slender figure
long, slender fingers
2.
thin or narrow :
a glass with a slender stem
3.
small in amount or size and hardly enough :
to win by a slender margin / majority
people of slender means (= with little money)
Australia held a slender 1–0 lead at half-time.
► slen·der·ness noun [ U ]
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : of unknown origin.