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Slender

/ˈslɛndə/

Thin; slim.

📖 Definitions of "Slender"

adjective

1
Thin; slim.
"A rod is a long slender pole used for angling."
2
Meagre; deficient
"Being a person of slender means, he was unable to afford any luxuries."
3
(Gaelic languages) Palatalized.

15 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
litheverb	Capable of being easily bent; flexible.
svelte	Attractively thin; gracefully slender.
leanverb	(intransitive) To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
lissom	Flexible and graceful in movement; lithe.
littlenoun	Small in size.
thinverb	Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
smallnoun	Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
lissome	Alternative spelling of lissom. [Flexible and graceful in movement; lithe.]
narrowverb	Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
lithesome	Characterised or marked by litheness; pliant, limber, nimble, lissom.
sylphlike	Resembling (that of) a sylph; slender and graceful.
graceful	Having or showing grace in movement, shape, or proportion.
slightverb	Minor; small in amount
slimnoun	Slender; thin.
supplenoun	Pliant, flexible, easy to bend.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
slimnoun	Slender; thin.
svelte	Attractively thin; gracefully slender.
thin	Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
little	Small in size.
narrow	Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
lissome	Alternative spelling of lissom. [Flexible and graceful in movement; lithe.]
lissom	Flexible and graceful in movement; lithe.
lithe	Capable of being easily bent; flexible.
lithesome	Characterised or marked by litheness; pliant, limber, nimble, lissom.
small	Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
supple	Pliant, flexible, easy to bend.
slight	Minor; small in amount
lean	(of a person or animal) Slim; not fleshy.
graceful	Having or showing grace in movement, shape, or proportion.
sylphlike	Resembling (that of) a sylph; slender and graceful.
skinny	(informal) Thin, generally in a negative sense (as opposed to slim, which is thin in a positive sense).
petite	(especially of a woman) Fairly short and of slim build.
thinnernoun	Something that thins or thins out (another thing).
tapered	Narrowing gradually towards a point.
shallow	Having little depth; significantly less deep than wide.