adjective · rare

slender

slen·der

slender · slenderer · slenderest

легкий, слабкий, незначний

незначительный

eben, wenig, schlank

Thin; slimThin; slim.

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UK/ˈslɛndə/US/ˈslɛndɚ/

» She was a tall, slender blonde.

Sie war eine große, schlanke Blondine. — Manfredo

Она была высокой и стройной блондинкой. — odexed

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Meaning

3 senses

Thin; slim.
A rod is a long slender pole used for angling.
She is very slender.
(figuratively)Meagre; deficient.
Being a person of slender means, he was unable to afford any luxuries.
Palatalized.

More definitions

being of delicate or slender build
small in quantity
having little width in proportion to the length or height
very narrow

Examples

43 sentences

She was a tall, slender blonde.
ruОна была высокой и стройной блондинкой. — odexed
deSie war eine große, schlanke Blondine. — Manfredo
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We have only a slender chance of success.
deWir haben nur geringe Erfolgsaussichten. — Dani6187
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She is vain about her slender figure.
Вона пишається своєю стрункою фігурою. — sakhnik
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My uncle is slender, but my aunt is stout.
Мій дядько худорлявий, а моя тітка гладка. — deniko
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Sports activities require a slender figure.
ruДля того, чтобы заниматься спортом, нужна стройная фигура. — Hellerick
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Origin

From Middle English slendre, sclendre, from Old French esclendre (“thin, slender”), from M

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 *h₃sleydʰ- (“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.

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