[
US
/ˈsvɛɫt/
]
[ UK /svˈɛlt/ ]
[ UK /svˈɛlt/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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being of delicate or slender build
a slim girl with straight blonde hair
she was slender as a willow shoot is slender
watched her slight figure cross the street
How To Use svelte In A Sentence
- I'll bet, she had thought, watching him and his girl, liking her — big, dark eyes, svelte, a happy soul called Wei-wei who stayed with him like his shadow. Noble House
- The Aby is also a cat that strikes a medium between the cobby type and the svelte, elongated breeds.
- Her svelte figure and air of haughty independence, which so obviously masked some tragic loneliness, suggested she'd never been a mother.
- Despite her perfect bone structure and newly svelte frame, she is not the most photogenic celebrity in the business, often appearing hard and overly made-up in videos and photoshoots.
- An onlooker said: 'He still looked svelte. The Sun
- It's hard to reconcile the svelte woman sitting in a suite in the Dorchester Hotel with a victim.
- I'm looking svelte without having to sweat! The Sun
- Now I know it was the Food Poison Diet that gave you that svelte-kelt look! The Nervous Breakdown
- A svelte woman thought differently. Times, Sunday Times
- Nashville, where she lives with husband Keith Urban looking remarkably svelte, which is all the more amazing as she gave birth just ten days ago. WN.com - Articles related to Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban get the festive feeling as they shop for Christmas decorations
