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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Slim \Slim\ (sl[i^]m), 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.]
[1913 Webster]
2. Weak; slight; unsubstantial; poor; as, a slim argument.
``That was a slim excuse.'' --Barrow.
[1913 Webster]
3. Of small diameter or thickness in proportion to the height
or length; slender; as, a slim person; a slim tree.
--Grose.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Slim \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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
slim
adj 1: 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" [syn: slender, slight]
2: small in quantity; "slender wages"; "a slim chance of
winning"; "a small surplus" [syn: slender]
v : take off weight [syn: reduce, melt off, lose weight, slenderize,
thin, slim down] [ant: gain]
[also: slimmest, slimmer]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
slimmer
See slim
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
slimmer
a.
(en-comparative of: slim)
n.
1 A person who is trying to become slim by dieting.
2 That which slims.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
slimmer
a.
(en-comparative of: slim)
n.
1 A person who is trying to become slim by dieting.
2 That which slims.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
slimmer
a.
(en-comparative of: slim)
n.
1 A person who is trying to become slim by dieting.
2 That which slims.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
slimmer
a.
(en-comparative of: slim)
n.
1 A person who is trying to become slim by dieting.
2 That which slims.
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
slimmer
Englanti a.
(en-a-taivm s lim mer)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
slimmer
Engelska a.
(böjning en adj slim)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Slimmer /slˈɪmə/ أنحلFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
slimmer /slˈɪmə/ osoba držící dietuFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
slimmer /slˈɪmə/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]štíhlejší
slimmer /slˈɪmə/
schlanker
Synonym: more slender
see: slim, slender, slimmest, most slender
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]/ˈsɫɪmɝ/