slenderness
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slenderness — noun 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 • Derivationally related forms: ↑slender • Hypernyms: ↑insufficiency … Useful english dictionary
slenderness — slender ► ADJECTIVE (slenderer, slenderest) 1) gracefully thin. 2) barely sufficient: a slender majority. DERIVATIVES slenderly adverb slenderness noun. ORIGIN of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
Slenderness — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slenderness — noun see slender … New Collegiate Dictionary
slenderness — See slenderly. * * * … Universalium
slenderness — noun The property of being slender … Wiktionary
slenderness — slen·der·ness || slendÉ™rnɪs n. slimness, thinness, slightness; meagerness … English contemporary dictionary
slenderness — slen·der·ness … English syllables
slenderness — See: slender … English dictionary
slenderness ratio — Rocketry. See aspect ratio (def. 4a). * * * … Universalium
slenderness ratio — noun : the ratio of the length of a structural member (as a column) to its least radius of gyration * * * Rocketry. See aspect ratio (def. 4a) … Useful english dictionary
