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

svelte

adjective
 
/svelt/,
 
/sfelt/
 
/svelt/,
 
/sfelt/
 (approving)
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  1. (of a person, especially a woman) thin and attractiveTopics Appearancec2
    Word Originearly 19th cent.: from French, from Italian svelto.
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