English-Thai Dictionary

slender

ADJ ผอมบาง  ผอม เพรียว  ระหง  gracile slim ungraceful pom-bang

 

slender

ADJ มี น้อย  มีจำกัด  เล็กน้อย  little meagre scant me-noi

 

slender

ADJ เรียว ยาว  บาง  riao-yao

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SLENDER

a. 1. Thin; small in circumference compared with the length; not thick; as a slender stem or stalk of a plant.
2. Small in the waist; not thick or gross. A slender waist is considered as a beauty.
3. Not strong; small; slight. Mighty hearts are held in slender chains.
4. Weak; feeble; as slender hope; slender probabilities; a slender constitution.
5. Small; inconsiderable; as a man of slender parts.
6. Small; inadequate; as slender means of support; a slender pittance.
7. Not amply supplied. The good Ostorius often deign'd to grace my slender table.
8. Spare; abstemious; as a slender diet.

 

SLENDERLY

adv. 1. Without bulk.
2. Slightly; meanly; as a debt to be slenderly regarded.
3. Insufficiently; as a table slenderly supplied.

 

SLENDERNESS

n.Thinness; smallness of diameter in proportion to the length; as the slenderness of a hair. 2. Want of bulk or strength; as the slenderness of a cord or chain.
3. Weakness; slightness; as the slenderness of a reason.
4. Weakness; feebleness; as the slenderness of a constitution.
5. Want of plenty; as the slenderness of supply.
6. Spareness; as slenderness of diet.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SLENDER

Slen "der, a. [Compar. Slenderer; superl. Slenderest.] Etym: [OE. slendre, sclendre, fr. OD. slinder thin, slender, perhaps through a French form; cf. OD. slinderen, slidderen, to creep; perh. akin to E. slide. ]

 

1. Small or narrow in proportion to the length or the height; not thick; slim; as, a slender stem or stalk of a plant. "A slender, choleric man. " Chaucer. She, as a veil down to the slender waist, Her unadorned golden tresses wore. Milton.

 

2. Weak; feeble; not strong; slight; as, slender hope; a slender constitution. Mighty hearts are held in slender chains. Pope. They have inferred much from slender premises. J. H. Newman.The slender utterance of the consonants. J. Byrne.

 

3. Moderate; trivial; inconsiderable; slight; as, a man of slender intelligence. A slender degree of patience will enable him to enjoy both the humor and the pathos. Sir W. Scott.

 

4. Small; inadequate; meager; pitiful; as, slender means of support; a slender pittance. Frequent begging makes slender alms. Fuller.

 

5. Spare; abstemious; frugal; as, a slender diet. The good Ostorius often deigned To grace my slender table with his presence. Philips.

 

6. (Phon. )

 

Defn: Uttered with a thin tone; -- the opposite of broad; as, the slender vowels long e and i. -- Slen "der *ly, adv. -- Slen "der *ness, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

slender

slen der |ˈslendər ˈslɛndər | ▶adjective ( slenderer, slenderest ) 1 (of a person or part of the body ) gracefully thin: her slender neck. • (esp. of a rod or stem ) of small girth or breadth: slender iron railings. 2 (of something abstract ) barely sufficient in amount or basis: a slender majority of four. DERIVATIVES slen der ly adverb, slen der ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: of unknown origin.

 

slenderize

slen der ize |ˈslendəˌrīz ˈslɛndəraɪz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. as adj. slenderizing ) make (a person or a part of their body ) appear more slender: my mother has always held that dark colors are slenderizing. • [ no obj. ] (of a person ) lose weight; become slim. • reduce the size of (something ): a campaign promise that he would slenderize the executive branch.

 

slender loris

slen der lo ris ▶noun see loris.

 

Oxford Dictionary

slender

slen |der |ˈslɛndə | ▶adjective ( slenderer, slenderest ) 1 (of a person or part of the body ) gracefully thin: her slender neck. • (especially of a rod or stem ) of small girth or breadth: slender iron railings. 2 (of something abstract ) barely sufficient in amount or basis: people of slender means | a slender majority of four. DERIVATIVES slenderize (also slenderise ) verb (chiefly N. Amer. ), slenderly adverb, slenderness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: of unknown origin.

 

slender loris

slen |der loris ▶noun see loris.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

slender

slender adjective 1 her tall slender figure: slim, lean, willowy, sylphlike, svelte, lissome, graceful; slight, slightly built, thin, skinny. ANTONYMS plump. 2 slender evidence: meager, limited, slight, scanty, scant, sparse, paltry, insubstantial, insufficient, deficient, negligible; formal exiguous. ANTONYMS considerable. 3 we had a slender chance of making it: faint, remote, flimsy, tenuous, fragile, slim; unlikely, improbable. ANTONYMS strong.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

slender

slender adjective 1 her tall slender figure: slim, lean, willowy, sylphlike, svelte, lissom, graceful, snake-hipped, rangy; slight, slightly built, delicate; thin, skinny, size-zero, spare, attenuated, lanky, spindly; rare gracile, attenuate. ANTONYMS fat, plump. 2 a notion based on slender evidence: meagre, limited, slight, modest, scanty, scant, sparse, small, little, paltry, inconsiderable, insubstantial, inadequate, insufficient, deficient, negligible, trifling; rare exiguous. ANTONYMS considerable, substantial, abundant. 3 the chances of recruiting enough people seemed slender: faint, remote, feeble, flimsy, tenuous, fragile, slim; outside, distant, unlikely, improbable. ANTONYMS good, strong.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

slender

slen der /sléndə r /形容詞 ～er ; ～est ｟書 ｠1 〈人 体つきが 〉 (魅力的に )ほっそりした , すらりとした (slim )(→thin 類義 ); 〈物が 〉 (優雅で )細長い ▸ a slender young blonde woman すらりとした若い金髪の女性 ▸ slender fingers ほっそりした指 2 〈収入 数 量などが 〉わずかな , 乏しい , 貧弱な ▸ a slender income わずかな収入 ▸ a slender meal 粗末な食事 3 〈見込み 根拠 効力などが 〉乏しい , 弱い , かすかな ▸ a slender hope かすかな望み ～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞

 

slenderize

slen der ize /sléndəràɪz / (!｟米話 ｠) 動詞 他動詞 …を細くする, やせさせる ; …を細く見せる .自動詞 細くなる, やせる .