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    svelte
    /svɛlt/

    adjective

    • 1. (of a person) slender and elegant: "she was svelte and sophisticated"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › svelteSvelte Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Since its debut in English in the early 19th century, however, svelte has more often been used with its original meaning to describe a person’s body—not just the tufts of hair above their eyes—as slender, graceful, or lithe.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSVELTE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    attractively thin, graceful, and stylish. Synonyms. lissome literary. lithe. slim (THIN) approving. sylphlike usually humorous. Opposite. fat (BIG) Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. having less flesh on the body than average. thin She's on a diet but I think she's already too thin. skinny You should eat more. You're much too skinny.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › svelteSvelte - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Svelte means slender. It's used to describe people, not things, and it implies a certain elegance. You might say that a middle-aged woman who had kept a svelte figure could still pass for a sixteen-year-old girl.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySVELTE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    SVELTE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of svelte in English. svelte. adjective. us / svelt / uk / svelt / Add to word list. attractively thin, graceful, and stylish. Synonyms. lissome literary. lithe. slim (THIN) approving. sylphlike usually humorous. Opposite. fat (BIG) Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › svelteSVELTE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Svelte definition: slender, especially gracefully slender in figure; lithe.. See examples of SVELTE used in a sentence.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › svelteSvelte - definition of svelte by The Free Dictionary

    Define svelte. svelte synonyms, svelte pronunciation, svelte translation, English dictionary definition of svelte. adj. svelt·er , svelt·est Slender or graceful in figure or outline; slim. svelte′ly adv. svelte′ness n.

  8. www.yourdictionary.com › sveltSvelte Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Suave, polished, sophisticated, etc. His svelte singing style. Webster's New World. Synonyms: urbane. refined. polished. sylphlike. supple. lithesome. lissom. slender. lithe. lissome. slim. slight. trim. thin. smooth. Antonyms: thick.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSVELTE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    2 meanings: 1. attractively or gracefully slim; slender 2. urbane or sophisticated.... Click for more definitions.

  10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › sveltesvelte | meaning of svelte in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    svelte meaning, definition, what is svelte: thin and graceful: Learn more.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarysvelte | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    svelte meaning: thin in an attractive way. Learn more.