English Explanatory Dictionary

svelte

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Attractively thin; gracefully slender.
  2. Refined, delicate.

Pronunciation

/ˈsvɛlt/ /ˈsfɛlt/ en-us-svelte.ogg en-au-svelte.ogg

Word forms

svelte svelter sveltest

Etymology

From French svelte, from Italian svelto (“stretched out”), past participle of svellere (“to pluck out, root out”), from Vulgar Latin *exvellere, from ex + vellere (“to pluck, stretch”).

Synonyms

slim willowy lithe elegant gentle

Derived words

sveltely svelteness unsvelte
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