slender

Other forms of slender

comparative

slenderrer·

superlative

slenderrest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about slender

What does slender mean?

slender means "being of delicate or slender build". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in slender?

slender has 2 syllables: slen-der. The stress falls on "slen". In IPA it is /ˈslɛndɚ/.

What is another word for slender?

Close synonyms include slight, slim, svelte, thin, slim. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is slender a common word?

slender is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.