Main Entry: svelte

Pronunciation: \ˈsvelt, ˈsfelt\

Function: adjective

Inflected Form(s): svelt·er; svelt·est

Etymology: French, from Italian svelto, from past participle of svellere to pluck out, modification of Latin evellere, from e- + vellere to pluck — more at vulnerable

Date: circa 1817

1 a : slender, lithe b : having clean lines : sleek
2 : urbane, suave

— svelte·ly adverb

— svelte·ness noun