slender C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈslɛndɚ/ UK /ˈslɛndə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj gracefully thin; slight or scanty in amount They won the election by the slenderest of margins. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · gracefully thin; slight or... slimthinleanwillowysvelteslightscanty ↔ Opposites stoutthickampleplump Word family Forms slenderlyslenderness Derived forms slenderlyslendernessslenderize Appears in Tongue twisters (1) See all Six Slick Saplings Six slick slim slippery slimy sleek slender sickly saplings. Keep /sl/ together through slick, slim, slippery, slimy, sleek and slender. The start changes to /s/ without /l/ in sickly and saplings. Etymology AI details From Middle English slendre, sclendre, of uncertain origin, perhaps from Old French esclendre ('thin, slender'), itself of obscure derivation. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # slender **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈslɛndɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈslɛndə/ ## Meanings 1. gracefully thin; slight or scanty in amount ## Examples - They won the election by the slenderest of margins. ## Synonyms - slim - thin - lean - willowy - svelte - slight - scanty ## Antonyms - stout - thick - ample - plump ## Derived Forms - slenderly - slenderness - slenderize ## Etymology From Middle English slendre, sclendre, of uncertain origin, perhaps from Old French esclendre ('thin, slender'), itself of obscure derivation. ## AI Etymology Slender is from Middle English slendre, sclendre, of uncertain origin, perhaps from Old French esclendre ('thin, slender'), itself of obscure derivation. In present-day use, it means gracefully thin; slight or scanty in amount. Derived formations include slenderly, slenderness, and slenderize. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown