Slender — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

being of delicate or slender build; - Frank Norris

very narrow

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/slˈɛndɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/slˈɛndə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/slˈɛndə/

2 syllables Say it as /slˈɛndɚ/.

Examples

she was slender as a willow shoot is slender
a slim girl with straight blonde hair
watched her slight figure cross the street

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sylphlike svelte slight lissom thin lithesome supple lissome slim lithe

Parts of Speech

adjective	being of delicate or slender build; - Frank Norris “she was slender as a willow shoot is slender”
adjective	very narrow “a thin line across the page”
adjective	having little width in proportion to the length or height “a slender pole”
adjective	small in quantity “slender wages”
adjective	moving and bending with ease

Word Forms

slenderness	noun	the property of an attractively thin person
slightness	noun	the property of an attractively thin person
slimness	noun	the property of an attractively thin person
thinness	noun	the property of being very narrow or thin
lissomeness	noun	the gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and supple
litheness	noun	the gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and supple
suppleness	noun	the gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and supple

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schlank

von zarter oder schlanker Statur sein; -Frank Norris

🇫🇷French

mince

être de constitution délicate ou élancée; -Frank Norris

🇪🇸Spanish

esbelto

ser de constitución delicada o esbelta; - Frank Norris

🇮🇹Italian

snello

essere di corporatura delicata o snella; -Frank Norris

🇳🇱Dutch

slank

een delicate of slanke bouw hebben; - Frank Norris

🇵🇹Portuguese

delgado

ser de constituição delicada ou esbelta; -Frank Norris

🇷🇺Russian

стройный

иметь хрупкое или стройное телосложение; - Фрэнк Норрис

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पतला

नाजुक या पतला शरीर होना; -फ्रैंक नॉरिस

🇧🇩Bengali

সরু

সূক্ষ্ম বা পাতলা গঠন; - ফ্রাঙ্ক নরিস

🇮🇳Tamil

மெல்லிய

மென்மையான அல்லது மெல்லிய கட்டமைப்புடன் இருப்பது; - ஃபிராங்க் நோரிஸ்

🇮🇳Telugu

సన్నగా

సున్నితమైన లేదా సన్నని నిర్మాణాన్ని కలిగి ఉండటం; - ఫ్రాంక్ నోరిస్

🇮🇳Marathi

सडपातळ

नाजूक किंवा सडपातळ बांधणीचे असणे; - फ्रँक नॉरिस

🇮🇳Gujarati

પાતળું

નાજુક અથવા પાતળી રચનાનું હોવું; - ફ્રેન્ક નોરિસ

🇮🇳Kannada

ತೆಳ್ಳಗಿನ

ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮ ಅಥವಾ ತೆಳ್ಳಗಿನ ಮೈಕಟ್ಟು; - ಫ್ರಾಂಕ್ ನಾರ್ರಿಸ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

മെലിഞ്ഞ

അതിലോലമായതോ മെലിഞ്ഞതോ ആയ നിർമ്മാണം; - ഫ്രാങ്ക് നോറിസ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਤਲਾ

ਨਾਜ਼ੁਕ ਜਾਂ ਪਤਲੀ ਬਣਤਰ ਦਾ ਹੋਣਾ; - ਫਰੈਂਕ ਨੌਰਿਸ

🇵🇰Urdu

پتلا

نازک یا پتلی ساخت کا ہونا؛ - فرینک نورس

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

细长的

体型娇弱或苗条； ——弗兰克·诺里斯

🇯🇵Japanese

細い

華奢または細身の体格であること。 - フランク・ノリス

🇰🇷Korean

날씬한

섬세하거나 날씬한 체격; - 프랭크 노리스

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mảnh khảnh

có vóc dáng thanh tú hoặc mảnh khảnh; - Frank Norris

🇹🇭Thai

เรียว

มีโครงสร้างที่บอบบางหรือเพรียวบาง - แฟรงค์ นอร์ริส

🇮🇩Indonesian

ramping

bertubuh halus atau ramping; -Frank Norris

🇵🇭Filipino

payat

pagiging maselan o balingkinitan ang pangangatawan; - Frank Norris

🇲🇾Malay

langsing

bertubuh halus atau langsing; - Frank Norris

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مرهف

أن تكون ذات بنية رقيقة أو نحيلة؛ - فرانك نوريس

🇮🇷Persian

باریک

داشتن ساختار ظریف یا باریک؛ - فرانک نوریس

🇹🇷Turkish

ince

narin veya ince yapılı olmak; - Frank Norris

🇮🇱Hebrew

רָזֶה

בעל מבנה גוף עדין או דק; - פרנק נוריס

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