- having a circumference that is small in proportion to the height or length: a slender post.
- thin or slight; light and graceful: slender youths.
- small in size, amount, extent, etc.; meager: a slender income.
- having little value, force, or justification: slender prospects.
- thin or weak, as sound.
- of small width relative to length or height
- (esp of a person's figure) slim and well-formed
- small or inadequate in amount, size, etc
- (of hopes, etc) having little foundation; feeble
- very small
- (of a sound) lacking volume
- (now only in Irish phonology) relating to or denoting a close front vowel, such as i or e
