slenderness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English slender Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English slenderness From slender + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The property of being slender.
England have not beaten their neighbours from across the Channel since 1974 and the slenderness of the scoreline, with the two side’s separated only by Eugénie Le Sommer’s first-half strike, disguises the superiority of a French side now clear favourites to top Group F
2015 June 9, “Women’s World Cup 2015: England beaten by France in Group F opener”, in The Guardian (London):
- (uncountable, usually) The quotient between the height and the width of a building.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| slendernesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (10)
lv slaidums (property of being slender) · cs štíhlost (property of being slender) · ca esveltesa (property of being slender) · la gracilitās (property of being slender) · fr sveltesse (property of being slender) · cs útlost (property of being slender) · de Schlankheit (property of being slender) · ga caoile (property of being slender) · es esbeltez (property of being slender) · lv slaikums (property of being slender)