Having little thickness or breadth; thin, slender, fine. Now rare.
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释义 | the world > space > shape > condition of being long in relation to breadth > slenderness > [adjective] (46) subtlea1382 Having little thickness or breadth; thin, slender, fine. Now rare. subtilea1393 Having a thin consistency; rarefied; pervasive; = subtle, adj. 11. Cf. subtile matter n. at compounds 2. subtilec1392 Having little thickness or breadth; thin, fine; = subtle, adj. 9a. Also figurative and in figurative contexts. smiltc1400 ? Fine. fine?a1425 Very small in bulk, diameter, or thickness; extremely thin or slender. thina1425 Of small cross section in proportion to length; slender, tenuous, attenuated. (Usually said of a thing more or less cylindrical, as a wire, rod… exile?1440 Slender, shrunken, thin; diminutive. slender1444 Having little thickness or solidity in proportion to extent of surface; slight or slim in size or structure. tenuious1495 = tenuous, adj. 1. jimp?a1513 Slender, slim, delicate, graceful, neat. (A Scottish or northern word, introduced in 19th cent. into English literature.) lenye1513 Fine, thin, slender. fine-spuna1555 Spun or drawn out to a very thin, narrow, or fine form; delicate in texture; flimsy. Frequently (and in earliest use) in figurative contexts. nice1567 Slender, thin, fine; insubstantial. Obsolete. spindled1584 Attenuated, thin, slender. gracile1590 Slender, thin, lean. Also figurative. snever1640 Narrow; slender, slight; neat. tenuous1656 Thin or slender in form; of small transverse measure or calibre; slim. slim1657 Slender, (gracefully) thin. gracilious1688 = gracile, adj. gracilent1727 Slender, thin. Also figurative. twittery1819 Esp. of yarn or fabric: made from or characterized by unevenly spun, slender threads. Cf. twitter, n.2 1a. flitterya1834 attenuate1848 Slender, thin; tapered, reduced to thinness. spiry1849 Characterized by slenderness or slimness of growth or form. low-profile1906 Designating a device, piece of equipment, etc., that is lower, slimmer, or that protrudes less than is usual for objects of its type. matchlike1906 Resembling a match; fine and slender. slimline1949 Slim, narrow, gracefully thin in style or appearance. Occasionally absol. as n. Subcategories:— like a hair (4) — like a spider's legs (2) — somewhat (1) — and weak or fragile (7) — becoming slender (1) — making slender (1) — made slender (3) |
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