Slenderness
adjective, slenderer, slenderest.
1.
having a circumference that is small in proportion to the height or length:
a slender post.
2.
thin or slight; light and graceful:
slender youths.
3.
small in size, amount, extent, etc.; meager:
a slender income.
4.
having little value, force, or justification:
slender prospects.
5.
thin or weak, as sound.
adjective
1.
of small width relative to length or height
2.
(esp of a person’s figure) slim and well-formed
3.
small or inadequate in amount, size, etc: slender resources
4.
(of hopes, etc) having little foundation; feeble
5.
very small: a slender margin
6.
(of a sound) lacking volume
7.
(phonetics) (now only in Irish phonology) relating to or denoting a close front vowel, such as i or e
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