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Meaning of "slenderness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SLENDERNESS

slenderness  [ˈslɛndənɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLENDERNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Slenderness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SLENDERNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Gracility

Gracility is slenderness, the condition of being gracile, which means slender. It derives from the Latin adjective gracilis, or gracile which in either form means slender, and when transferred for example to discourse, takes the sense of "without ornament", "simple", or various similar connotations. In his famous "Glossary of Botanic Terms", B. D. Jackson speaks dismissively of an entry in earlier dictionary of A. A. Crozier as follows: Gracilis, slender. Crozier has the needless word "gracile". However, his objection would be hard to sustain in current usage; apart from the fact that "gracile" is a natural and convenient term, it is hardly a neologism; the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary gives the source date for that usage as 1623. In the same entry for Gracile, the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary remarks: Recently misused for Gracefully slender. This misuse is unfortunate at least, because the terms gracile and grace are completely unrelated: the etymological root of grace is the Latin word gratia from gratus, meaning pleasing and nothing to do with slenderness or thinness.

Definition of slenderness in the English dictionary

The definition of slenderness in the dictionary is the quality of being slim. Other definition of slenderness is the quality of being small in amount.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SLENDERNESS


awareness
əˈwɛənɪs
baroness
ˈbærənɪs
bitterness
ˈbɪtənɪs
cleverness
ˈklevənɪs
deaconess
ˈdiːkənɪs
dearness
ˈdɪənɪs
drunkenness
ˈdrʌŋkənɪs
eagerness
ˈiːɡənɪs
fairness
ˈfɛənɪs
governess
ˈɡʌvənɪs
lioness
ˈlaɪənɪs
otherness
ˈʌðənɪs
self-awareness
ˈsɛlfəˈwɛənɪs
sourness
ˈsaʊənɪs
tenderness
ˈtɛndənɪs
thoroughness
ˈθʌrənɪs
togetherness
təˈɡɛðənɪs
unawareness
ˌʌnəˈwɛənɪs
unfairness
ʌnˈfɛənɪs
wilderness
ˈwɪldənɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SLENDERNESS

sleigh bell
sleigh ride
sleigher
sleight
sleight of hand
slender
slender-tailed meerkat
slenderise
slenderize
slenderly
slenter
slept
Slesvig
sleuth
sleuthhound
sleuthing
slew
slew rate
slewed
sley

WORDS THAT END LIKE SLENDERNESS

a voice in the wilderness
Barrow-in-Furness
betterness
business
clearness
die in harness
farness
Furness
globularness
harness
in harness
in the wilderness
Inverness
nearness
poorness
properness
queerness
Sheerness
soberness
somberness
the Wilderness

Synonyms and antonyms of slenderness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «slenderness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SLENDERNESS

Find out the translation of slenderness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of slenderness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «slenderness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

esbeltez
570 millions of speakers

English

slenderness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

slenderness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

النحول
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гибкость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

esbeltez
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্ষীণতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

minceur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Slenderness
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schlankheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

細さ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

세장비
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Slenderness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

slenderness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

slenderness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हळुवारपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

narinlik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

snellezza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

smukłości
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гнучкість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

zveltețea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λυγηρότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

slankheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

slankhet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

slankhet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of slenderness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SLENDERNESS»

The term «slenderness» is regularly used and occupies the 97.957 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SLENDERNESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about slenderness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLENDERNESS»

Discover the use of slenderness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to slenderness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Obsession: Reflections on the Tyranny of Slenderness
The Obsession is a deeply committed and beautifully written analysis of our society's increasing demand that women be thin.
Kim Chernin, 2009
2
Brickwork
The slenderness of a square column of height H and side D completely restrained at the top and the bottom is defined by the ratio H/D. As this ratio increases, so the strength decreases. If the column is not restrained laterally at the top, which ...
W. G. Nash, 1990
3
Designers' Handbook to Eurocode 2: 1. Design of concrete ...
{d) Condition 4: the end of the column is unrestrained against both lateral movement and rotation (e.g. the free end of a cantilever column in an unbraced frame). The other factor used to define the slenderness of a column is the slenderness ...
A. W. Beeby, R. S. Narayanan, 1995
4
Structural Steel Design to BS 5950
Frixos Joannides, Alan Weller. Note: In the case where there are two different values of the slenderness ratio about the two principal axes, the maximum value controls the design. 7.5. Practical. design. of. struts. For the design of long struts,  ...
Frixos Joannides, Alan Weller, 2002
5
Bridge Aesthetics Around the World
The most important criterion for the appearance of the bridge is the slenderness of the beam, which we define harmony of proportions depends upon the relation of the mass of the structural members to the size of the voids. A small river bridge  ...
‎1991
6
Steel Designers' Handbook 8th Edition
... bending/buckling about the x- and y-axis λew = web element slenderness λms = modified compression member slenderness λn = modified compression member slenderness λnx = λnfor column buckling about the x-axis λny = λn for column ...
Branko Gorenc, 2012
7
Design of Structural Elements: Concrete, Steelwork, Masonry ...
6.8.3 PERMISSIBLE COMPRESSIVE STRESS According to clause 2.11.5 of BS 5268, for compression members with slenderness ratios of less than 5, the permissible compressive stress should be taken as the grade compression stress  ...
C. Arya, 2002
8
Design of Steel Structures
Dr. B.C. Punmia, Ashok Kumar Jain, Arun Kr. Jain, Punmia. 7.6. RADIUS 0F GYRATION AND SLENDERNESS RATIO The radius of gyration of a section is given by r = \/I/A For every section, the values of radius of gyration about principal axes ...
Dr. B.C. Punmia, Ashok Kumar Jain, Arun Kr. Jain, Punmia, 1998
9
Structural Engineer's Pocket Book, 2nd Edition
Short stocky elements have lowvalues of slenderness and are likely to fail by crushing, while elements with high slenderness values will fail by elastic ( reversible) buckling. Slender columns will buckle when the axial compression reaches the ...
Fiona Cobb, 2009
10
Design of Steel Structures
The slenderness ratio of a tension member is the ratio of its unsupported length (I ) to its least radius of gyration (r). Theoretically, there is no limitation on the slenderness ratio of tension members since stability is of little concern. However, they ...
Duggal S K, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLENDERNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term slenderness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fury as Lord Adonis of Camden takes £950-a-day HS2 job to …
Mr Johnson added that the recent U-turn in the fox hunting vote had shown “the slenderness of the government's majority”, and suggested the government may ... «Ham&High, Jul 15»
2
Audrey Hepburn's Son Reveals The Sad Reason The Actress Was …
"The reason for her slenderness was because from the time she was 9 to 16, during World War II, she was extremely malnourished," reveals Dotti in the People ... «Parent Herald, Jun 15»
3
This Pencil-Thin Tower Sets a New Bar for Skinny High-Rises
This ODA building can't compete with 111 W. 57th Street on its width-to-height ratio: At 1,428 feet tall, the SHoP building has an extreme slenderness ratio of ... «CityLab, Apr 15»
4
American photographer Jade Beall is passionate about capturing …
Much of what society believes is beautiful is what the media has defined as such, with a focus on height, slenderness and perfect proportions. Jade Beall is ... «DestinyConnect, Mar 15»
5
Is there really a single ideal body shape for women?
... tended to have a WHR of 0.7 despite changes in the general slenderness of these two samples of women thought to embody American beauty ideals. «Sydney Morning Herald, Mar 15»
6
There is really a single ideal body shape for women?
Singh also showed that Miss America pageant winners and Playboy playmates tended to have a WHR of 0.7 despite changes in the general slenderness of ... «Phys.Org, Mar 15»
7
Vivo X5 Max L is slightly thicker at 5.1mm, packs a Mediatek SoC
Current record holder for slenderness in the smartphone world Vivo X5 Max is likely going to be dethroned this year by the recently announced Ivvi smartphone. «GSMArena.com, Jan 15»
8
Sister Cristina Scuccia and history's rebel nuns
“I shall not play the slenderness/Of your fine, exquisite torso/For the bend of your waist is as/Troubling as a trill in the song.” These lines were not penned by a ... «BBC News, Nov 14»
9
'Breastaurant' Twin Peaks Could Surpass Hooters As America's Top …
The women are judged based on hair, slenderness, makeup, and the cleanliness of their uniforms, according to Bloomberg BusinessWeek. The target ... «Headlines & Global News, Sep 14»
10
What Tiny Drones Can Learn from Hummingbirds
Lentink said it has to do with the slenderness of the bird's wings. It's no coincidence that the hummingbirds with the slenderest wings are also the most efficient ... «LiveScience.com, Jul 14»

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