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svelte

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svelte in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. moving and bending with ease
    lissome  lissom  lithe  lithesome  slender  supple  svelte  sylphlike 
  2. showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience
    "his polished manner"; "maintained an urbane tone in his letters"
    polished  refined  svelte  urbane 
  3. 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"
    slender  slight  slim  svelte 
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svelte in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (adjective) Attractively thin; gracefully slender.
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