slender

slen·der

adjective \ˈslen-dər\

Definition of SLENDER

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>

— slen·der·ly adverb

— slen·der·ness noun

Examples of SLENDER

1. She has a slender figure.
2. a flower with a slender stem
3. an animal with a long, slender snout

Origin of SLENDER

Middle English sclendre, slendre, from Anglo-French esclendre

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to SLENDER

Synonyms

fine, hairline, needlelike, paper-thin, skinny, narrow, slim, slim-jim, thin, ultrathin

Antonyms

broad, fat, wide

Related Words

attenuate, attenuated, elongate (or elongated), linear; bottleneck, close, compressed, condensed, constricted, contracted, squeezed, tight, tightened; lanky, rangy, reedy, shoestring, spindly, stalky, stringy, twiggy, willowy, wispy; lank, spare

Near Antonyms

chunky, squat, stocky, stumpy, thick, thickset; bulky, massive, voluminous; thickish, widish

See Synonym Discussion at thin

Rhymes with SLENDER

bender, blender, fender, gender, lender, mender, render, sender, spender, splendor, tender, vendor