| slovo | definícia |
slender
(mass) | slender
- tenký, útly, štíhly |
slender
(encz) | slender,štíhlý adj: |
slender
(encz) | slender,tenký adj: Zdeněk Brož |
slender
(encz) | slender,útlý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Slender
(gcide) | Slender \Slen"der\, a. [Compar. Slenderer; superl.
Slenderest.] [OE. slendre, sclendre, fr. OD. slinder thin,
slender, perhaps through a French form; cf. OD. slinderen,
slidderen, to creep; perh. akin to E. slide.]
1. Small or narrow in proportion to the length or the height;
not thick; slim; as, a slender stem or stalk of a plant.
"A slender, choleric man." --Chaucer.
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She, as a veil down to the slender waist,
Her unadorned golden tresses wore. --Milton.
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2. Weak; feeble; not strong; slight; as, slender hope; a
slender constitution.
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Mighty hearts are held in slender chains. --Pope.
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They have inferred much from slender premises. --J.
H. Newman.
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The slender utterance of the consonants. --J. Byrne.
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3. Moderate; trivial; inconsiderable; slight; as, a man of
slender intelligence.
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A slender degree of patience will enable him to
enjoy both the humor and the pathos. --Sir W.
Scott.
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4. Small; inadequate; meager; pitiful; as, slender means of
support; a slender pittance.
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Frequent begging makes slender alms. --Fuller.
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5. Spare; abstemious; frugal; as, a slender diet.
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The good Ostorius often deigned
To grace my slender table with his presence.
--Philips.
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6. (Phon.) Uttered with a thin tone; -- the opposite of
broad; as, the slender vowels long e and i.
[1913 Webster] -- Slen"der*ly, adv. -- Slen"der*ness,
n.
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slender
(wn) | slender
adj 1: being of delicate or slender build; "she was slender as a
willow shoot is slender"- Frank Norris; "a slim girl with
straight blonde hair"; "watched her slight figure cross
the street" [syn: slender, slight, slim, svelte]
2: very narrow; "a thin line across the page" [syn: slender,
thin]
3: having little width in proportion to the length or height; "a
slender pole"
4: small in quantity; "slender wages"; "a slim chance of
winning"; "a small surplus" [syn: slender, slim]
5: moving and bending with ease [syn: lissome, lissom,
lithe, lithesome, slender, supple, svelte,
sylphlike] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
slender
(mass) | slender
- tenký, útly, štíhly |
slender
(encz) | slender,štíhlý adj: slender,tenký adj: Zdeněk Brožslender,útlý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
slender centaury
(encz) | slender centaury, n: |
slender knapweed
(encz) | slender knapweed, n: |
slender lady palm
(encz) | slender lady palm, n: |
slender loris
(encz) | slender loris, n: |
slender rush
(encz) | slender rush, n: |
slender salamander
(encz) | slender salamander, n: |
slender spike rush
(encz) | slender spike rush, n: |
slender wheatgrass
(encz) | slender wheatgrass, n: |
slender wild oat
(encz) | slender wild oat, n: |
slender-tailed meerkat
(encz) | slender-tailed meerkat, n: |
slender-waisted
(encz) | slender-waisted, adj: |
slenderer
(encz) | slenderer,štíhlejší adj: Zdeněk Brož |
slenderest
(encz) | slenderest,nejútlejší adj: Zdeněk Brož |
slenderise
(encz) | slenderise, v: |
slenderize
(encz) | slenderize,zeštíhlet v: Zdeněk Brož |
slenderly
(encz) | slenderly,štíhle adv: Zdeněk Brož |
slenderness
(encz) | slenderness,štíhlost n: Zdeněk Brožslenderness,tenkost n: Zdeněk Brožslenderness,útlost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Slenderer
(gcide) | Slender \Slen"der\, a. [Compar. Slenderer; superl.
Slenderest.] [OE. slendre, sclendre, fr. OD. slinder thin,
slender, perhaps through a French form; cf. OD. slinderen,
slidderen, to creep; perh. akin to E. slide.]
1. Small or narrow in proportion to the length or the height;
not thick; slim; as, a slender stem or stalk of a plant.
"A slender, choleric man." --Chaucer.
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She, as a veil down to the slender waist,
Her unadorned golden tresses wore. --Milton.
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2. Weak; feeble; not strong; slight; as, slender hope; a
slender constitution.
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Mighty hearts are held in slender chains. --Pope.
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They have inferred much from slender premises. --J.
H. Newman.
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The slender utterance of the consonants. --J. Byrne.
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3. Moderate; trivial; inconsiderable; slight; as, a man of
slender intelligence.
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A slender degree of patience will enable him to
enjoy both the humor and the pathos. --Sir W.
Scott.
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4. Small; inadequate; meager; pitiful; as, slender means of
support; a slender pittance.
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Frequent begging makes slender alms. --Fuller.
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5. Spare; abstemious; frugal; as, a slender diet.
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The good Ostorius often deigned
To grace my slender table with his presence.
--Philips.
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6. (Phon.) Uttered with a thin tone; -- the opposite of
broad; as, the slender vowels long e and i.
[1913 Webster] -- Slen"der*ly, adv. -- Slen"der*ness,
n.
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Slenderest
(gcide) | Slender \Slen"der\, a. [Compar. Slenderer; superl.
Slenderest.] [OE. slendre, sclendre, fr. OD. slinder thin,
slender, perhaps through a French form; cf. OD. slinderen,
slidderen, to creep; perh. akin to E. slide.]
1. Small or narrow in proportion to the length or the height;
not thick; slim; as, a slender stem or stalk of a plant.
"A slender, choleric man." --Chaucer.
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She, as a veil down to the slender waist,
Her unadorned golden tresses wore. --Milton.
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2. Weak; feeble; not strong; slight; as, slender hope; a
slender constitution.
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Mighty hearts are held in slender chains. --Pope.
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They have inferred much from slender premises. --J.
H. Newman.
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The slender utterance of the consonants. --J. Byrne.
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3. Moderate; trivial; inconsiderable; slight; as, a man of
slender intelligence.
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A slender degree of patience will enable him to
enjoy both the humor and the pathos. --Sir W.
Scott.
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4. Small; inadequate; meager; pitiful; as, slender means of
support; a slender pittance.
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Frequent begging makes slender alms. --Fuller.
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5. Spare; abstemious; frugal; as, a slender diet.
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The good Ostorius often deigned
To grace my slender table with his presence.
--Philips.
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6. (Phon.) Uttered with a thin tone; -- the opposite of
broad; as, the slender vowels long e and i.
[1913 Webster] -- Slen"der*ly, adv. -- Slen"der*ness,
n.
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Slenderly
(gcide) | Slender \Slen"der\, a. [Compar. Slenderer; superl.
Slenderest.] [OE. slendre, sclendre, fr. OD. slinder thin,
slender, perhaps through a French form; cf. OD. slinderen,
slidderen, to creep; perh. akin to E. slide.]
1. Small or narrow in proportion to the length or the height;
not thick; slim; as, a slender stem or stalk of a plant.
"A slender, choleric man." --Chaucer.
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She, as a veil down to the slender waist,
Her unadorned golden tresses wore. --Milton.
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2. Weak; feeble; not strong; slight; as, slender hope; a
slender constitution.
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Mighty hearts are held in slender chains. --Pope.
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They have inferred much from slender premises. --J.
H. Newman.
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The slender utterance of the consonants. --J. Byrne.
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3. Moderate; trivial; inconsiderable; slight; as, a man of
slender intelligence.
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A slender degree of patience will enable him to
enjoy both the humor and the pathos. --Sir W.
Scott.
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4. Small; inadequate; meager; pitiful; as, slender means of
support; a slender pittance.
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Frequent begging makes slender alms. --Fuller.
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5. Spare; abstemious; frugal; as, a slender diet.
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The good Ostorius often deigned
To grace my slender table with his presence.
--Philips.
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6. (Phon.) Uttered with a thin tone; -- the opposite of
broad; as, the slender vowels long e and i.
[1913 Webster] -- Slen"der*ly, adv. -- Slen"der*ness,
n.
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Slenderness
(gcide) | Slender \Slen"der\, a. [Compar. Slenderer; superl.
Slenderest.] [OE. slendre, sclendre, fr. OD. slinder thin,
slender, perhaps through a French form; cf. OD. slinderen,
slidderen, to creep; perh. akin to E. slide.]
1. Small or narrow in proportion to the length or the height;
not thick; slim; as, a slender stem or stalk of a plant.
"A slender, choleric man." --Chaucer.
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She, as a veil down to the slender waist,
Her unadorned golden tresses wore. --Milton.
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2. Weak; feeble; not strong; slight; as, slender hope; a
slender constitution.
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Mighty hearts are held in slender chains. --Pope.
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They have inferred much from slender premises. --J.
H. Newman.
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The slender utterance of the consonants. --J. Byrne.
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3. Moderate; trivial; inconsiderable; slight; as, a man of
slender intelligence.
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A slender degree of patience will enable him to
enjoy both the humor and the pathos. --Sir W.
Scott.
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4. Small; inadequate; meager; pitiful; as, slender means of
support; a slender pittance.
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Frequent begging makes slender alms. --Fuller.
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5. Spare; abstemious; frugal; as, a slender diet.
[1913 Webster]
The good Ostorius often deigned
To grace my slender table with his presence.
--Philips.
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6. (Phon.) Uttered with a thin tone; -- the opposite of
broad; as, the slender vowels long e and i.
[1913 Webster] -- Slen"der*ly, adv. -- Slen"der*ness,
n.
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slender
(wn) | slender
adj 1: being of delicate or slender build; "she was slender as a
willow shoot is slender"- Frank Norris; "a slim girl with
straight blonde hair"; "watched her slight figure cross
the street" [syn: slender, slight, slim, svelte]
2: very narrow; "a thin line across the page" [syn: slender,
thin]
3: having little width in proportion to the length or height; "a
slender pole"
4: small in quantity; "slender wages"; "a slim chance of
winning"; "a small surplus" [syn: slender, slim]
5: moving and bending with ease [syn: lissome, lissom,
lithe, lithesome, slender, supple, svelte,
sylphlike] |
slender centaury
(wn) | slender centaury
n 1: a slender variety of centaury |
slender knapweed
(wn) | slender knapweed
n 1: a variety of knapweed |
slender lady palm
(wn) | slender lady palm
n 1: Chinese lady palm with more slender stems and finer sheath
fibers than Rhapis excelsa [syn: reed rhapis, {slender
lady palm}, Rhapis humilis] |
slender loris
(wn) | slender loris
n 1: slim-bodied lemur of southern India and Sri Lanka [syn:
slender loris, Loris gracilis] |
slender rush
(wn) | slender rush
n 1: tufted wiry rush of wide distribution [syn: slender rush,
Juncus tenuis] |
slender salamander
(wn) | slender salamander
n 1: any of several small slim salamanders of the Pacific coast
of the United States [syn: slender salamander, {worm
salamander}] |
slender spike rush
(wn) | slender spike rush
n 1: fine-leaved aquatic spike rush; popular as aerator for
aquariums [syn: needle spike rush, needle rush,
slender spike rush, hair grass, {Eleocharis
acicularis}] |
slender wheatgrass
(wn) | slender wheatgrass
n 1: North American grass cultivated in western United States as
excellent forage crop [syn: slender wheatgrass,
Agropyron trachycaulum, Agropyron pauciflorum, {Elymus
trachycaulos}] |
slender wild oat
(wn) | slender wild oat
n 1: oat of southern Europe and southwestern Asia [syn: {slender
wild oat}, Avena barbata] |
slender-bodied
(wn) | slender-bodied
adj 1: having a slim body [syn: slim-bodied, thin-bodied,
slender-bodied] |
slender-tailed meerkat
(wn) | slender-tailed meerkat
n 1: a meerkat with a thin and elongated tail [syn: {slender-
tailed meerkat}, Suricata suricatta] |
slender-waisted
(wn) | slender-waisted
adj 1: having a small waist [syn: slender-waisted, {slim-
waisted}, wasp-waisted] |
slender-winged
(wn) | slender-winged
adj 1: having slender wings |
slenderise
(wn) | slenderise
v 1: make slender or appear to be slender; "slenderizing skirts"
[syn: slenderize, slenderise] |
slenderize
(wn) | slenderize
v 1: make slender or appear to be slender; "slenderizing skirts"
[syn: slenderize, slenderise]
2: take off weight [syn: reduce, melt off, lose weight,
slim, slenderize, thin, slim down] [ant: gain, {put
on}] |
slenderly
(wn) | slenderly
adv 1: in a slim or slender manner; "a slenderly built woman";
"slightly built" [syn: slenderly, slimly, slightly]
2: to a meager degree or in a meager manner; "these voices are
meagerly represented at the conference"; "the area is
slenderly endowed with natural resources" [syn: meagerly,
sparingly, slenderly, meagrely] [ant: amply, fully,
richly] |
slenderness
(wn) | slenderness
n 1: the quality of being slight or inadequate; "he knew the
slenderness of my wallet"; "the slenderness of the chances
that anything would be done"; "the slenderness of the
evidence"
2: relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to
its length or width; "the tenuity of a hair"; "the thinness
of a rope" [syn: thinness, tenuity, slenderness] [ant:
thickness]
3: the property of an attractively thin person [syn:
slenderness, slightness, slimness] |
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