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Definition of slender adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

slender

adjective
 
/ˈslendə(r)/
 
/ˈslendər/
(comparative slenderer, superlative slenderest)
You can also use more slender and most slender.
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  1. (approving) (of people or their bodies) thin in an attractive way synonym slim
    • her slender figure
    • long, slender fingers
    • a slender young woman
    Extra Examples
    • Those jeans make you look very slender.
    • her boyishly slender figure
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • look
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    phrases
    • long slender…
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  2. thin or narrow
    • a glass with a slender stem
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • look
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    phrases
    • long slender…
    See full entry
  3. small in amount or size and hardly enough
    • to win by a slender margin/majority
    • people of slender means (= with little money)
    • Australia held a slender 1–0 lead at half-time.
    • These claims are based on slender evidence.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • remain
    • …
    adverb
    • fairly
    • pretty
    • rather
    • …
    See full entry
    4. Word Originlate Middle English: of unknown origin.
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