slenderness
n . 纤细
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slenderness n 1 :
the quality of being slight or inadequate ; "
he knew the slenderness of my wallet "; "
the slenderness of the chances that anything would be done "; "
the slenderness of the evidence "
2 :
relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width ; "
the tenuity of a hair "; "
the thinness of a rope " [
synonym : {
thinness }, {
tenuity }, {
slenderness }] [
ant :
{
thickness }]
3 :
the property of an attractively thin person [
synonym :
{
slenderness }, {
slightness }, {
slimness }]
Slender \
Slen "
der \,
a . [
Compar . {
Slenderer };
superl .
{
Slenderest }.] [
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 .
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She ,
as a veil down to the slender waist ,
Her unadorned golden tresses wore . --
Milton .
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2 .
Weak ;
feeble ;
not strong ;
slight ;
as ,
slender hope ;
a slender constitution .
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Mighty hearts are held in slender chains . --
Pope .
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They have inferred much from slender premises . --
J .
H .
Newman .
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The slender utterance of the consonants . --
J .
Byrne .
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3 .
Moderate ;
trivial ;
inconsiderable ;
slight ;
as ,
a man of slender intelligence .
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A slender degree of patience will enable him to enjoy both the humor and the pathos . --
Sir W .
Scott .
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4 .
Small ;
inadequate ;
meager ;
pitiful ;
as ,
slender means of support ;
a slender pittance .
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Frequent begging makes slender alms . --
Fuller .
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5 .
Spare ;
abstemious ;
frugal ;
as ,
a slender diet .
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The good Ostorius often deigned To grace my slender table with his presence .
--
Philips .
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6 . (
Phon .)
Uttered with a thin tone ; --
the opposite of broad ;
as ,
the slender vowels long e and i .
[
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Slen "
der *
ly },
adv . -- {
Slen "
der *
ness },
n .
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