slim
slender, as in girth or form; slight in build or structure.
poor or inferior: a slim chance; a slim excuse.
small or inconsiderable; meager; scanty: a slim income.
sized for the thinner than average person.
to make slim.
to become slim.
Chiefly British. to try to become more slender, especially by dieting.
a garment size meant for a thin person.
slim down,
to lose weight, especially intentionally.
(of a business) to reduce operating expenses; economize.
Origin of slim
1synonym study For slim
Other words for slim
Opposites for slim
Other words from slim
- slimly, adverb
- slimness, noun
- un·slim, adjective
- un·slim·ly, adverb
- un·slim·ness, noun
- un·slimmed, adjective
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How to use slim in a sentence
Michael admired her slimness and tallness, but he wished that men would not turn round and stare at her as she passed them.
Sinister Street, vol. 1 | Compton MackenzieIn this same class might also be found leanness and slimness, which form a class different from the four preceding ideas.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 3 | Plotinos (Plotinus)The slimness of his waist was filled in so well that he looked no more than a well-grown, clean-limbed stripling of twenty.
Joan of the Sword Hand | S(amuel) R(utherford) CrockettThe fingers were long and tapered to almond-shaped nails, and for all its slimness and delicacy it was yet a strong hand.
The Angel of Pain | E. F. BensonNow, she recalled with a twinge of envy that the accused girl had been of an aristocratic slimness of form.
Within the Law | Marvin Dana
British Dictionary definitions for slim (1 of 3)
/ (slɪm) /
small in width relative to height or length
small in amount or quality: slim chances of success
to make or become slim, esp by diets and exercise
to reduce or decrease or cause to be reduced or decreased
Origin of slim
1- See also slim down
Derived forms of slim
- slimly, adverb
- slimmer, noun
- slimness, noun
British Dictionary definitions for Slim (2 of 3)
/ (slɪm) /
the E African name for AIDS
Origin of Slim
2British Dictionary definitions for Slim (3 of 3)
/ (slɪm) /
William Joseph, 1st Viscount. 1891–1970, British field marshal, who commanded (1943–45) the 14th Army in the reconquest of Burma (now called Myanmar) from the Japanese; governor general of Australia (1953–60)
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