What Does Slender Mean?

2024-01-06

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  • Hi there! This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Nirmala about the meaning of the word "slender."
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  • Hello Teacher,
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  • I'm Nirmala.
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  • What does the word "slender" mean?
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  • Thank you,
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  • Nirmala
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  • Thank you for writing to us, Nirmala!
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  • As the year starts, many people make new goals.
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  • A large number of them center on losing weight.
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  • This is a great time for this question!
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  • We will talk about the word "slender" and offer some synonyms to help you compare and understand this word better.
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  • The word "slender" is an adjective.
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  • The first meaning has to do with body shape.
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  • Something slender is small around, especially in comparison to its length.
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  • A slender person has no extra fat and little roundness, usually in an appealing way.
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  • In other words, slender has a positive connotation when used to describe a person.
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  • The word "skinny" on the other hand, suggests an underweight condition that is not appealing.
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  • The slender girl could walk through the narrow opening in the fence.
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  • Many cultures considered a long, slender neck beautiful.
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  • Some synonyms that you can use in place of "slender" include "slim," "lean" and "thin."
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  • These words all have a more positive association to them than "skinny."
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  • But what separates them from "slender" is the idea that "slender" also includes the association of "graceful."
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  • Slender can also be used to describe non-physical things.
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  • The mayoral candidate won by a slender number of votes.
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  • In that sentence, slender means small.
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  • Spending money is slender just before payday.
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  • In that one, it means limited.
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  • The slender glass tube was all that protected the rare sample.
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  • In that last sentence, slender means small but also suggests a delicate, or easily breakable, quality.
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  • Please let us know if these explanations and examples have helped you, Nirmala.
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  • Do you have a question about American English? Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com.
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  • And that's Ask a Teacher.
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  • I'm Faith Pirlo.