1. (adj.)svelte slender, esp. gracefully slender in figure; lithe.
2. svelte suave; urbane.
Etymology: (1810–20; < F < It svelto < VL *exvellitus, for L ēvulsus, ptp. of ēvellere to pluck out =e-e - +vellere to pull, pluck)
Definition of 'svelte'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (adj)polished, refined, svelte, urbane showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide socialexperience "his polished manner"; "maintained an urbane tone in his letters"
2. (adj)lissome, lissom, lithe, lithesome, slender, supple, svelte, sylphlike moving and bending with ease
3. (adj)slender, slight, slim, svelte being of delicate or slender build "she was slender as a willow shoot is slender"- Frank Norris; "a slim girl with straight blonde hair"; "watched her slight figure cross the street"
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