Canadian French Meaning of slender

mince, svelte

Other Canadian French words related to mince, svelte

Definitions and Meaning of slender in English

Wordnet

slender (s)

being of delicate or slender build

very narrow

having little width in proportion to the length or height

small in quantity

Webster

slender (superl.)

Small or narrow in proportion to the length or the height; not thick; slim; as, a slender stem or stalk of a plant.

Weak; feeble; not strong; slight; as, slender hope; a slender constitution.

Moderate; trivial; inconsiderable; slight; as, a man of slender intelligence.

Small; inadequate; meager; pitiful; as, slender means of support; a slender pittance.

Spare; abstemious; frugal; as, a slender diet.

Uttered with a thin tone; -- the opposite of broad; as, the slender vowels long e and i.

FAQs About the word slender

mince, svelte

being of delicate or slender build, very narrow, having little width in proportion to the length or height, small in quantitySmall or narrow in proportion to th

étroit,maigre,mince,fermer,allonger,allongé,bien,linéaire,aciculaire,Fin comme du papier

Large,graisse,trapu,épais(se),large,volumineux,trapu,massif,Accroupissement,trapu

sleighty => rusé, sleightly => légèrement, sleightful => rusé, sleight of hand => Tour de passe-passe, sleight => tour de passe-passe,