Definitions for: Slim


[adj] 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"
[adj] small in quantity; "slender wages"; "a slim chance of winning"; "a small surplus"
[v] take off weight



Webster (1913) Definition: Slim, a. [Compar. Slimmer; superl. Slimmest.]
[Formerly, bad, worthless, weak, slight, awry, fr. D. slim;
akin to G. schlimm, MHG. slimp oblique, awry; of uncertain
origin. The meaning of the English word seems to have been
influenced by slender.]
1. Worthless; bad. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

2. Weak; slight; unsubstantial; poor; as, a slim argument.
``That was a slim excuse.'' --Barrow.

3. Of small diameter or thickness in proportion to the height
or length; slender; as, a slim person; a slim tree.
--Grose.

Synonyms: lean, little, lose weight, melt off, reduce, slender, slenderize, slight, slim down, small, thin, thin

Antonyms: gain, put on

See Also: change state, sweat off, turn

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