Definitions for slender
ˈslɛn dərslen·der

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. slender, slight, slim, svelte(adj)

   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"

2. slender, thin(adj)

   very narrow

   "a thin line across the page"

3. slender(adj)

   having little width in proportion to the length or height

   "a slender pole"

4. slender, slim(adj)

   small in quantity

   "slender wages"; "a slim chance of winning"; "a small surplus"

5. lissome, lissom, lithe, lithesome, slender, supple, svelte, sylphlike(adj)

   moving and bending with ease

Wiktionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. slender(Adjective)

   Thin; slim.

   A rod is a long slender pole used for angling.

   Etymology: From slendre, sclendre, from esclendre, of origin, from slinder, from slindraz, from sleidh-. Cognate with Schlenderling, schlendern, slidderen, slinderen, slindern. More at slide, slither.

2. slender(Adjective)

   palatalized

   Etymology: From slendre, sclendre, from esclendre, of origin, from slinder, from slindraz, from sleidh-. Cognate with Schlenderling, schlendern, slidderen, slinderen, slindern. More at slide, slither.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Slender

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

   Etymology: [OE. slendre, sclendre, fr. OD. slinder thin, slender, perhaps through a French form; cf. OD. slinderen, slidderen, to creep; perh. akin to E. slide.]

2. Slender

   weak; feeble; not strong; slight; as, slender hope; a slender constitution

   Etymology: [OE. slendre, sclendre, fr. OD. slinder thin, slender, perhaps through a French form; cf. OD. slinderen, slidderen, to creep; perh. akin to E. slide.]

3. Slender

   moderate; trivial; inconsiderable; slight; as, a man of slender intelligence

   Etymology: [OE. slendre, sclendre, fr. OD. slinder thin, slender, perhaps through a French form; cf. OD. slinderen, slidderen, to creep; perh. akin to E. slide.]

4. Slender

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

   Etymology: [OE. slendre, sclendre, fr. OD. slinder thin, slender, perhaps through a French form; cf. OD. slinderen, slidderen, to creep; perh. akin to E. slide.]

5. Slender

   spare; abstemious; frugal; as, a slender diet

   Etymology: [OE. slendre, sclendre, fr. OD. slinder thin, slender, perhaps through a French form; cf. OD. slinderen, slidderen, to creep; perh. akin to E. slide.]

6. Slender

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

   Etymology: [OE. slendre, sclendre, fr. OD. slinder thin, slender, perhaps through a French form; cf. OD. slinderen, slidderen, to creep; perh. akin to E. slide.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Slender

   slen′dėr, adj. thin or narrow: feeble: inconsiderable: simple: meagre, inadequate, poorly furnished.—adv. Slen′derly.—n. Slen′derness. [Old Dut. slinder, thin, slinderen, to drag; cf. Ger. schlendern, to saunter.]

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1. lenders

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of slender in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of slender in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of slender in a Sentence

1. Lei Ming:

   Since then, all young women nationwide find that girls who are dressed as guys are no less handsome and more sexually attractive and secure than real guys, in the subculture, neutral-looking, slender and short-hair girls resemble the ideal male image in the world of manga (Japanese comics). This positioning appeals to a lot of people of the new generation.

2. Blair McPhee:

   The first thing that struck me about this animal is the incredible robustness of the limb bones, it was of similar size to the gigantic sauropod dinosaurs, but whereas the arms and legs of those animals are typically quite slender, Ledumahadi's are incredibly thick.

3. Johanna Rode-Margono:

   Javan warty pigs are of a similar body size to European wild boar but are a bit more slender and have longer heads, males have three pairs of enormous warts on their faces. It is these characteristics that have led to them being affectionately labelled as ‘the world’s ugliest pig’ but, certainly to us and our researchers, they are rather beautiful and impressive.

4. Stacie Leutner:

   But she really liked it and thought it was real, slender Man.

5. Thomas Jefferson:

   Great innovations should not be forced on slender majorities.

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