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slender
English
Etymology
From Middle English slendre, sclendre, from Old French esclendre (“thin, slender”), from Old Dutch slinder (“thin, lank”), from Proto-Germanic *slindraz (“sliding, slippery”), from Proto-Indo-European *sleyd?- (“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.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?sl?nd?/
- (General American) enPR: sl?n?d?r, IPA(key): /?sl?nd?/
- Rhymes: -?nd?(?)
- Hyphenation: slen?der
Adjective
slender (comparative slenderer, superlative slenderest)
- Thin; slim.
- (figuratively) meagre; deficient
- Being a person of slender means, he was unable to afford any luxuries.
- (Gaelic languages) Palatalized.
Synonyms
- (thin): lithe, svelte, willowy; see also Thesaurus:slender
- (meagre): insufficient, scarce, sparse; see also Thesaurus:inadequate
Antonyms
- (palatalized): broad
- See also Thesaurus:obese
Derived terms
- slender reed
Translations
Anagrams
- lenders, relends
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gangly
English
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /??æ?.?li/
Adjective
gangly (comparative ganglier, superlative gangliest)
- Tall and thin, especially so as to cause physical awkwardness.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:scrawny
- lanky
Related terms
- gangling
Translations
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