| 1. | having a circumference that is small in proportion to the height or length: a slender post. |
| 2. | thin or slight; light and graceful: slender youths. |
| 3. | small in size, amount, extent, etc.; meager: a slender income. |
| 4. | having little value, force, or justification: slender prospects. |
| 5. | thin or weak, as sound. |
