Svelte — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience

moving and bending with ease

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/svˈɛlt/

🇬🇧British English

/svˈɛlt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/svˈɛlt/

1 syllable Say it as /svˈɛlt/.

Examples

his polished manner
maintained an urbane tone in his letters
she was slender as a willow shoot is slender

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

polished refined sylphlike slender slight urbane lissom lithesome supple lissome slim lithe

Parts of Speech

adjective	showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience “his polished manner”
adjective	moving and bending with ease
adjective	being of delicate or slender build; - Frank Norris “she was slender as a willow shoot is slender”

Word Forms

urbanity	noun	polished courtesy; elegance of manner
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
slenderness	noun	the property of an attractively thin person
suppleness	noun	the gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and supple
slightness	noun	the property of an attractively thin person
slimness	noun	the property of an attractively thin person

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schlank

Sie zeigen ein hohes Maß an Raffinesse und die Sicherheit, die sich aus umfassender sozialer Erfahrung ergibt

🇪🇸Spanish

esbelto

mostrando un alto grado de refinamiento y la seguridad que proviene de una amplia experiencia social

🇮🇹Italian

snello

mostrando un alto grado di raffinatezza e la sicurezza che deriva da un'ampia esperienza sociale

🇳🇱Dutch

slank

blijk geven van een hoge mate van verfijning en de zekerheid die voortkomt uit brede sociale ervaring

🇵🇹Portuguese

esbelto

mostrando um alto grau de refinamento e a segurança que vem de uma ampla experiência social

🇷🇺Russian

стройный

демонстрируя высокую степень утонченности и уверенность, основанную на богатом социальном опыте.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दुर्बल

उच्च स्तर का परिष्कार और वह आश्वासन दर्शाता है जो व्यापक सामाजिक अनुभव से आता है

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉధృతమైన

అధిక స్థాయి శుద్ధీకరణ మరియు విస్తృత సామాజిక అనుభవం నుండి వచ్చిన హామీని చూపుతుంది

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ವೆಲ್ಟ್

ಉನ್ನತ ಮಟ್ಟದ ಪರಿಷ್ಕರಣೆ ಮತ್ತು ವ್ಯಾಪಕ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಅನುಭವದಿಂದ ಬರುವ ಭರವಸೆಯನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇵🇰Urdu

تیز

اعلی درجے کی تطہیر اور یقین دہانی جو وسیع سماجی تجربے سے حاصل ہوتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

苗条的

展现出高度的精致和来自广泛社会经验的保证

🇯🇵Japanese

すらっとした

高度な洗練と幅広い社会経験から得られる自信を示す

🇰🇷Korean

날씬한

폭넓은 사회적 경험에서 우러나오는 높은 세련미와 확신을 보여줍니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mảnh dẻ

thể hiện mức độ tinh tế cao và sự đảm bảo đến từ kinh nghiệm xã hội rộng lớn

🇹🇭Thai

เก๋ไก๋

แสดงให้เห็นถึงความประณีตในระดับสูงและความมั่นใจที่มาจากประสบการณ์ทางสังคมที่กว้างขวาง

🇮🇩Indonesian

langsing

menunjukkan tingkat kehalusan yang tinggi dan kepastian yang berasal dari pengalaman sosial yang luas

🇵🇭Filipino

makinis

nagpapakita ng mataas na antas ng pagpipino at ang katiyakang nagmumula sa malawak na karanasan sa lipunan

🇲🇾Malay

langsing

menunjukkan tahap penghalusan yang tinggi dan jaminan yang datang dari pengalaman sosial yang luas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ممشوق

إظهار درجة عالية من الصقل والضمان الذي يأتي من تجربة اجتماعية واسعة

🇮🇷Persian

شیک

نشان دادن درجه بالایی از پالایش و اطمینان حاصل از تجربه گسترده اجتماعی

🇹🇷Turkish

zarif

Yüksek düzeyde bir incelik ve geniş sosyal deneyimden gelen güvenceyi gösteren

🇮🇱Hebrew

תָמִיר

מראה רמה גבוהה של עידון ואת הבטחון הנובע מניסיון חברתי רחב

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