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slender
CEFRC1
/ˈslɛndə/
adjective · verb
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Thin in an attractive or graceful way.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailMeagre; deficient.
Examples
The girl has grown into a slender woman.
We have only a slender chance of success.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 4
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningThin; slim.
verb
Extra meaningTo attenuate.
More examples
In contextA rod is a long slender pole used for angling.
Being a person of slender means, he was unable to afford any luxuries.
She is very slender.
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Origin
adjective
From Middle English slendre, sclendre, from Old French esclendre (“thin, slender”), from Middle Dutch slinder (“thin, lank”), from Proto-Germanic *slindraz (“sliding, slippery”), from Proto-Indo-European *sleydʰ- (“to slip”). Cognate with Bavarian Schlenderling (“that which dangles”), German schlendern (“to saunter, stroll”), Dutch slidderen, slinderen (“to wriggle, creep like a serpent”), Low German slindern (“to slide on ice”). More at slide, slither.