slender
slender
adj.
Thin: Ar. and P. λεπτός, ἰσχνός.
Small, insignificant: P. and V. μικρός, σμικρός, λεπτός, ὀλί̆γος, ἀσθενής, βρᾰχύς, Ar. and V. βαιός.
Deficient: P. and V. ἐνδεής, P. ἐλλιπής.
Scanty: P. and V. σπά̆νιος, V. σπᾰνιστός, σπαρνός.
adj.
Thin: Ar. and P. λεπτός, ἰσχνός.
Small, insignificant: P. and V. μικρός, σμικρός, λεπτός, ὀλί̆γος, ἀσθενής, βρᾰχύς, Ar. and V. βαιός.
Deficient: P. and V. ἐνδεής, P. ἐλλιπής.
Scanty: P. and V. σπά̆νιος, V. σπᾰνιστός, σπαρνός.
SLENDER
Thin and long procerus (tall; opposed to brevis): gracilis (thin; opposed to obesus): tenuis (thin). (The words are found in this connection and order.) procerus et tenuis (e.g. collum neck: ☞ teretibus membris in Suet. Caes. 45 is said of a well-proportioned stature or shape).
Slight parvus (small not grown up): paullus: paullulus (small; opposed to magnus or multus; e.g. equi hominesque paulluli gracilesque Liv. 35 11 7): pusillus (stunted in its growth very small): minutus (of the smallest size): humilis (low not high; of the stature or shape of men animals plants): humilis staturae: humili statura (of short size small in stature): parvulus: infans (quite young): exiguus (inconsiderable small short relative to quantity number etc.): macer (lean; opposed to pinguis): strigosus: strigosi corporis (especially of animals produced by want of food opposed to obesus): exilis (not full that has not its usual fulness; e.g. the thigh etc.; opposed to plenus; then also of no value; e.g. production of an author speech etc.). (The words are found in this connection and order.) exilis et macer.
Thin and long procerus (tall; opposed to brevis): gracilis (thin; opposed to obesus): tenuis (thin). (The words are found in this connection and order.) procerus et tenuis (e.g. collum neck: ☞ teretibus membris in Suet. Caes. 45 is said of a well-proportioned stature or shape).
Slight parvus (small not grown up): paullus: paullulus (small; opposed to magnus or multus; e.g. equi hominesque paulluli gracilesque Liv. 35 11 7): pusillus (stunted in its growth very small): minutus (of the smallest size): humilis (low not high; of the stature or shape of men animals plants): humilis staturae: humili statura (of short size small in stature): parvulus: infans (quite young): exiguus (inconsiderable small short relative to quantity number etc.): macer (lean; opposed to pinguis): strigosus: strigosi corporis (especially of animals produced by want of food opposed to obesus): exilis (not full that has not its usual fulness; e.g. the thigh etc.; opposed to plenus; then also of no value; e.g. production of an author speech etc.). (The words are found in this connection and order.) exilis et macer.
slender:
1. grăcĭlis, e (usu. of living bodies): rarely, grăcĭlus (Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 22, gracilae virgines) Hor. Od. 1, 5, 1: with very s. legs, gracillimis cruribus, Suet. Ner. 51. Very s., praegracilis, Tac.: pergracilis, Plin.
2. exīlis, e (extremely thin and spare: never a term of praise): v.THIN .
3. tĕnuis, e: to hang by a s. thread (fig.), t. pendere filo, Ov. Pont. 4, 3, 35: v.THIN . In fig. sense: s. hope, tenuis spes, Cic. R. Com. 14, 43: people of s. means, tenuiores, Cic. Leg. 3, 13, 40. Phr.: s. means, angustiae, tenuitas, Cic. fil. Fam. 16, 21: v. SLENDERNESS . For fig. sense, v. SMALL , SCANTY . (N.B.--Teres is well-rounded, not slender.)
1. grăcĭlis, e (usu. of living bodies): rarely, grăcĭlus (Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 22, gracilae virgines) Hor. Od. 1, 5, 1: with very s. legs, gracillimis cruribus, Suet. Ner. 51. Very s., praegracilis, Tac.: pergracilis, Plin.
2. exīlis, e (extremely thin and spare: never a term of praise): v.
3. tĕnuis, e: to hang by a s. thread (fig.), t. pendere filo, Ov. Pont. 4, 3, 35: v.
ἀραιός
thin, narrow, slight, slender
straight-grained, slender, tall
σκληφρός
slender, slight, thin
ῥαδινός
slender, taper
thin, narrow, slight, slender
appearing fewer than 50 times
εὐκτέανος2straight-grained, slender, tall
σκληφρός
slender, slight, thin
ῥαδινός
slender, taper