slender
adjective
slen·der ˈslen-dər 
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
slenderly adverb
slenderness noun
Synonyms
- fine
- hairline
- narrow
- needlelike
- paper-thin
- skinny
- slim
- slim-jim
- thin
- ultrathin
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
She has a slender figure. a flower with a slender stem an animal with a long, slender snout
Recent Examples on the Web However, there is a slender possibility that Viserys will live to reign another day. 
Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 18 Sep. 2022 Surrounded by acres of scrub, cactus and spotty stands of junipers, Little Hackberry Wash feeds a slender green corridor of lush mesquite, hackberry and desert willows, many entwined in morning glory and scarlet creeper vines. Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 15 Sep. 2022 There was statement jewelry dipped in gold on slender necks and polished pearls dangling from earlobes. Isiah Magsino, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2022 The male blossoms have a slender stem; the female flowers are the ones with the fruit behind them. Amisha Gurbani, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Sep. 2022 On the Russian side, bloggers who have posted on military issues acknowledged a setback on the front near the Inholets River, a slender tributary to the Dnieper looping through farmland that had presented a barrier to Ukrainian troops. Andrew E. Kramer, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2022 It's propelled along a surprisingly slender chain, anchored on each side of the river, with links an inch wide fed through a sprocket as the crank rotates. Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 14 Aug. 2022 The work consists of a slender disc of corten steel laid flat on the ground that bears the outlines of roses and a pair of praying hands. Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2022 Those loans typically require slender down-payments that provide borrowers with high loans-to-value. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2022 See More
Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 18 Sep. 2022 Surrounded by acres of scrub, cactus and spotty stands of junipers, Little Hackberry Wash feeds a slender green corridor of lush mesquite, hackberry and desert willows, many entwined in morning glory and scarlet creeper vines. Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 15 Sep. 2022 There was statement jewelry dipped in gold on slender necks and polished pearls dangling from earlobes. Isiah Magsino, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2022 The male blossoms have a slender stem; the female flowers are the ones with the fruit behind them. Amisha Gurbani, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Sep. 2022 On the Russian side, bloggers who have posted on military issues acknowledged a setback on the front near the Inholets River, a slender tributary to the Dnieper looping through farmland that had presented a barrier to Ukrainian troops. Andrew E. Kramer, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2022 It's propelled along a surprisingly slender chain, anchored on each side of the river, with links an inch wide fed through a sprocket as the crank rotates. Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 14 Aug. 2022 The work consists of a slender disc of corten steel laid flat on the ground that bears the outlines of roses and a pair of praying hands. Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2022 Those loans typically require slender down-payments that provide borrowers with high loans-to-value. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English sclendre, slendre, from Anglo-French esclendre
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Kids Definition
slender
adjective
slen·der ˈslen-dər
slenderer; slenderest
1
: gracefully thin
2
: narrow for its height or length
a slender rope
3
: very little
Even on generous scholarships, the transportation was too much for our slender resources. Katherine Paterson, Jacob Have I Loved
Katherine Paterson, Jacob Have I Lovedslenderness
noun
as in slimness
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- slimness
- sparsity
- meagerness
- spareness
- scarcity
- sparseness
- scantiness
- stinginess
- skimpiness
- tininess
- minuteness
- poorness
- scarceness
- deficiency
- inadequacy
- inadequateness
- scantness
- smallness
- slightness
- littleness
- diminutiveness
- fineness
- puniness
- petiteness
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- bigness
- largeness
- greatness
- immensity
- grandness
- hugeness
- magnitude
- extravagance
- vastness
- extensiveness
- enormity
- magnitude
- excessiveness
- enormousness
- abundance
- grossness
- liberality
- generosity
- adequacy
- extremeness
- healthiness
- prodigiousness
- ampleness
- copiousness
- immenseness
- sufficiency
- bountifulness
- massiveness
- heaviness
- stupendousness
- bulkiness
- mountainousness
- weightiness
- immoderacy
- heftiness
- voluminousness