Definitions for slender

slender slen·der

Spelling: [slen-der]
IPA: /ˈslɛn dər/

Slender is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 156 anagrams from letters in slender (deelnrs).

Definitions for slender

adjective

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

Origin of slender

1300-50; Middle English slendre, sclendre

Examples for slender

They are always suspended over a precipice, dangling by a slender thread that shows every sign of snapping.

A fat red turret squatted at each corner of the building; six slender ones overlooked the parapets and gables.

Both are slender, toned, and have the butts of Victoria Secret models.

The girl was rather short, but of a slender elegance of form that was ravishing.

For slender purses there are cheap boats, cheap railways, and the omnibus.

Strange, by what slender threads our lives are knitted to each other!

The Road-Runner balanced on his slender legs and cocked his head trailwise.

Maps, frequently based on slender suppositions, were cued up.

It had an unusual appearance created by its long, slender wings.

She was small and slender, but no one had ever likened her to a flower.

Word Value for slender
Scrable

8

Words with friends

10

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