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Svelte   /svɛlt/   Listen
Svelte

adjective
(compar. svelter; superl. sveltest)
1.
Showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience.  Synonyms: polished, refined, urbane.  "Maintained an urbane tone in his letters"
2.
Moving and bending with ease.  Synonyms: lissom, lissome, lithe, lithesome, slender, supple, sylphlike.
3.
Being of delicate or slender build.  Synonyms: slender, slight, slim.  "A slim girl with straight blonde hair" , "Watched her slight figure cross the street"






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Words linked to "Svelte" :   lean, sophisticated, thin, lissom, graceful



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