Slender
adjective
Thin, slim, not fat.
She has a slender figure.
Often appears as...
- slender figure
- slender waist
adjective
Small in quantity, degree, or extent.
He only has a slender chance of victory.
Often appears as...
- slender chance
- slender amount
adjective
Fragile or delicate.
Slender branches swaying in the wind.
Often appears as...
- slender branches
- slender stem
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Literary
adjective
Signifying or expressing a sign of something unlikely being true or existing.
There is only slender evidence to support this theory.
Often appears as...
- slender evidence
- slender possibility
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
adjective
Thin, slim, not fat.
She has a slender figure.
Often appears as...
- slender figure
- slender waist
adjective
Small in quantity, degree, or extent.
He only has a slender chance of victory.
Often appears as...
- slender chance
- slender amount
adjective
Fragile or delicate.
Slender branches swaying in the wind.
Often appears as...
- slender branches
- slender stem
Usage tips
Literary
adjective
Signifying or expressing a sign of something unlikely being true or existing.
There is only slender evidence to support this theory.
Often appears as...
- slender evidence
- slender possibility
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Appearance
Describes a person's body in a positive, attractive way.
The ballet dancer was admired for her slender frame.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Offensive
When talking about body size, 'slender' is more polite and considered less hurtful than 'skinny'.
He complimented her on her slender build, which she appreciated.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Appearance
Describes a person's body in a positive, attractive way.
The ballet dancer was admired for her slender frame.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Offensive
When talking about body size, 'slender' is more polite and considered less hurtful than 'skinny'.
He complimented her on her slender build, which she appreciated.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Appearance
Describes a person's body in a positive, attractive way.
The ballet dancer was admired for her slender frame.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Offensive
When talking about body size, 'slender' is more polite and considered less hurtful than 'skinny'.
He complimented her on her slender build, which she appreciated.
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Video examples
David Kelley: The future...
This slender cable was a huge technological advancement and it allowed the whole thing to be the size that it is. And this central box connects the whole system together. Maneuvering the Spyfish is simple with the wireless remote control. You watch the video with superimposed graphics that indicate your depth and compass heading.
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Cheetahs are Incredible...
cheaters are slender bodied and slight compared to other big cats they can be told apart from leopards by their greyhound alike physique and the black tear lines running from the inside of their eye down to the mouth these lines are thought to help protect cheetahs
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Looks aren't everything....
and symmetry that we're biologically programmed to admire, but also as tall, slender figures, and femininity and white skin. And this is a legacy that was built for me, and it's a legacy that I've been cashing out on. And I know there are people in the audience
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The surprising secrets...
Fortunately, their hovering lets them eat at remarkable angles without perching, consuming food that would otherwise be impossible to reach. Using their long slender bills, they reach deep inside flowers and pump out nectar with their thin grooved tongues.
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Inside the new Old World...
dissecting one of these strange creatures with long slender jaws and multi-layered complex wing membranes would be one of the most interesting experiences an anatomist could have three different kinds of flying dragons inhabit our alien world with heads
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Swimming With Sharks:...
and has that beautiful long slender body and those beautiful big pectoral fins that help it glide through the ocean. It was a bright sunny day but in order to make that photograph I selected a very high aperture to turn the background sort of black
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Safari Live - Day 320 PIPE...
common bird our chap and Paulie is able to do a very good mimic of it I am NOT you can also see the beak is a little bit more sort of slender and he is on the top of his perch shouting to all the world that he owns this patch but the
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Looks aren't everything....
that were biologically programmed to admire but also as tall slender figures and femininity and white skin and this is a legacy that was built for me and it's a legacy that I've been cashing out on and I know there are people in the
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Sasha Sarago: The...
It's not measured by a thin waistline, porcelain skin or slender hips. It runs much deeper than that. So what does indigenous beauty look like? Oh, it's fierce, defiant and proud.
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Who's Your Daddy? PIPE...
having sex now truth be told this is a mommy daddy longlegs and you'll never find a female with more shapely legs than this nice huh her legs are slender as threats
Video examples
David Kelley: The future...
This slender cable was a huge technological advancement and it allowed the whole thing to be the size that it is. And this central box connects the whole system together. Maneuvering the Spyfish is simple with the wireless remote control. You watch the video with superimposed graphics that indicate your depth and compass heading.
Video examples
Cheetahs are Incredible...
cheaters are slender bodied and slight compared to other big cats they can be told apart from leopards by their greyhound alike physique and the black tear lines running from the inside of their eye down to the mouth these lines are thought to help protect cheetahs
Video examples
Looks aren't everything....
and symmetry that we're biologically programmed to admire, but also as tall, slender figures, and femininity and white skin. And this is a legacy that was built for me, and it's a legacy that I've been cashing out on. And I know there are people in the audience
Video examples
The surprising secrets...
Fortunately, their hovering lets them eat at remarkable angles without perching, consuming food that would otherwise be impossible to reach. Using their long slender bills, they reach deep inside flowers and pump out nectar with their thin grooved tongues.
Video examples
Inside the new Old World...
dissecting one of these strange creatures with long slender jaws and multi-layered complex wing membranes would be one of the most interesting experiences an anatomist could have three different kinds of flying dragons inhabit our alien world with heads
Video examples
Swimming With Sharks:...
and has that beautiful long slender body and those beautiful big pectoral fins that help it glide through the ocean. It was a bright sunny day but in order to make that photograph I selected a very high aperture to turn the background sort of black
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 320 PIPE...
common bird our chap and Paulie is able to do a very good mimic of it I am NOT you can also see the beak is a little bit more sort of slender and he is on the top of his perch shouting to all the world that he owns this patch but the
Video examples
Looks aren't everything....
that were biologically programmed to admire but also as tall slender figures and femininity and white skin and this is a legacy that was built for me and it's a legacy that I've been cashing out on and I know there are people in the
Video examples
Sasha Sarago: The...
It's not measured by a thin waistline, porcelain skin or slender hips. It runs much deeper than that. So what does indigenous beauty look like? Oh, it's fierce, defiant and proud.
Video examples
Who's Your Daddy? PIPE...
having sex now truth be told this is a mommy daddy longlegs and you'll never find a female with more shapely legs than this nice huh her legs are slender as threats
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Quote examples
Ida Tarbell
American Journalist
The whole force of the respectable circles to which I belonged, that respectable circle which knew as I did not the value of security won, the slender chance of replacing it if lost or abandoned, was against me.
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Keegan-Michael Key
American Actor
I don't know if people would be surprised by this or not, but I'm kind of into nutrition and weight lifting. I know I'm kind of a slender man, but the human physique fascinates me, and learning about metabolism.
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Gina Carano
American Actress
I know I don't look like the skinny slender model. I know I look a little different but people like to watch me for some reason. It feels good and I'm humbled by it.
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Carl Jung
Swiss Psychologist
Great talents are the most lovely and often the most dangerous fruits on the tree of humanity. They hang upon the most slender twigs that are easily snapped off.
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Gore Vidal
American Novelist
To a man, ornithologists are tall, slender, and bearded so that they can stand motionless for hours, imitating kindly trees, as they watch for birds.
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George Washington
American President
A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends.
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John Hickenlooper
American Politician
Taxpayers don't want their money spent more than a very, very slender amount on actual buying art or paying for concerts.
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Gavin Esler
Scottish Journalist
International politics attracts politicians who talk a good game, but whose achievements are often slender.
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Edmund Waller
English Poet
All human things Of dearest value hang on slender strings.
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Gaspard Ulliel
French Actor
The Chanel woman is slender, sophisticated and chic.
Quote examples
Ida Tarbell
American Journalist
The whole force of the respectable circles to which I belonged, that respectable circle which knew as I did not the value of security won, the slender chance of replacing it if lost or abandoned, was against me.
Quote examples
Keegan-Michael Key
American Actor
I don't know if people would be surprised by this or not, but I'm kind of into nutrition and weight lifting. I know I'm kind of a slender man, but the human physique fascinates me, and learning about metabolism.
Quote examples
Gina Carano
American Actress
I know I don't look like the skinny slender model. I know I look a little different but people like to watch me for some reason. It feels good and I'm humbled by it.
Quote examples
Carl Jung
Swiss Psychologist
Great talents are the most lovely and often the most dangerous fruits on the tree of humanity. They hang upon the most slender twigs that are easily snapped off.
Quote examples
Gore Vidal
American Novelist
To a man, ornithologists are tall, slender, and bearded so that they can stand motionless for hours, imitating kindly trees, as they watch for birds.
Quote examples
George Washington
American President
A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends.
Quote examples
John Hickenlooper
American Politician
Taxpayers don't want their money spent more than a very, very slender amount on actual buying art or paying for concerts.
Quote examples
Gavin Esler
Scottish Journalist
International politics attracts politicians who talk a good game, but whose achievements are often slender.
Quote examples
Edmund Waller
English Poet
All human things Of dearest value hang on slender strings.
Quote examples
Gaspard Ulliel
French Actor
The Chanel woman is slender, sophisticated and chic.
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