slender C2+ Topic:Numbers & Quantity 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 Etymology AI details From Middle English slendre, sclendre, of uncertain origin, perhaps from Old French esclendre ('thin, slender'), itself of obscure derivation. Topics Numbers & Quantity Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Numbers & Quantity - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown