1
a
: spare in frame or flesh
especially
: gracefully slight
b
: small or narrow in circumference or width in proportion to length or height
2
: limited or inadequate in amount or scope : meager
people of slender means
slenderly
adverb
slenderness
noun
Examples of slender in a Sentence
She has a slender figure.
a flower with a slender stem
an animal with a long, slender snout
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While some researchers have compared megalodon to a gigantic version of the stocky great white shark, others believe the species had a more slender body shape.
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 9 Mar. 2025
Jana walked to the backyard, past Stephan’s burned and toppled basketball hoop, toward the pool, stepping over a strip of artificial grass, so green and bright, as if the fire had skipped over it, leaving a slender memory of what was.
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Republicans have an extremely slender House majority, including several very conservative members who traditionally oppose deals without deep spending cuts.
—Richard McGahey, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 9 Mar. 2025
Jana walked to the backyard, past Stephan’s burned and toppled basketball hoop, toward the pool, stepping over a strip of artificial grass, so green and bright, as if the fire had skipped over it, leaving a slender memory of what was.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2025
One of our editor’s go-to freckle stamps is the Tarte Faux Freckle Stamp, which has five slender points that create teensy dots with its buildable brown tint.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 9 Mar. 2025
Republicans have an extremely slender House majority, including several very conservative members who traditionally oppose deals without deep spending cuts.
—Richard McGahey, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Slender.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slender. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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