slender

/ˈslɛndər/

/ˈslɛndə/

Other forms: slenderest; slenderer

Something slender is slight, or skinny. A young colt is slender compared to the full grown horse it will grow into.

Slender can be used in both positive and negative ways. If someone tells you you have a slender figure, you'll probably be happy, unless you're going for muscle-mass. A slender portion of potatoes will not cheer a hungry growing boy. If you don't know much about something, you can say your knowledge of it is slender. And if you become an artist, get used to living on a slender budget. Now that's a nice way to put it.

Definitions of slender

1. adjective

   having little width in proportion to the length or height
   “a slender pole”

   synonyms:

   thin

   of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section
2. adjective

   very narrow
   synonyms: thin

   narrow

   not wide
3. adjective

   being of delicate or slender build
   “"she was slender as a willow shoot is slender"- Frank Norris”

   synonyms: slight, slim, svelte

   lean, thin

   lacking excess flesh
4. adjective

   small in quantity
   “slender wages”

   synonyms: slim

   little, small

   limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
5. adjective

   moving and bending with ease
   synonyms: lissom, lissome, lithe, lithesome, supple, svelte, sylphlike

   graceful

   characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution