slimness
91slimmer — slim ► ADJECTIVE (slimmer, slimmest) 1) gracefully thin; slenderly built. 2) small in width and long and narrow in shape. 3) very small: a slim chance. ► VERB (slimmed, slimming) 1) …
92stripling — ► NOUN archaic or humorous ▪ a young man. ORIGIN probably from STRIP(Cf. ↑strip) (from the notion of ‘narrowness’, i.e. slimness) …
93slim — [slim] adj. slimmer, slimmest [orig., useless, bad, weak < Du, crafty, bad, akin to Ger schlimm, bad] 1. small in girth in proportion to height or length; slender 2. small in amount, degree, or extent; slight; scant; meager [slim pickings, a… …
94leanness — noun 1. the quality of being meager an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes George Eliot • Syn: ↑meagerness, ↑meagreness, ↑poorness, ↑scantiness, ↑scantness, ↑exiguity • D …
95slim — adj., v., & n. adj. (slimmer, slimmest) 1 a of small girth or thickness, of long narrow shape. b gracefully thin, slenderly built. c not fat or overweight. 2 small, insufficient (a slim chance of success). 3 clever, artful, crafty, unscrupulous.… …
96spareness — noun 1. the property of being scanty or scattered; lacking denseness • Syn: ↑sparseness, ↑sparsity, ↑thinness • Derivationally related forms: ↑thin (for: ↑thinness), ↑sparse …
97thinness — noun 1. relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width (Freq. 1) the tenuity of a hair the thinness of a rope • Syn: ↑tenuity, ↑slenderness • Ant: ↑thickness …
98cuisine minceur — maⁿsœr, minˈsər noun Etymology: French, slimness cooking : a low calorie form of French cooking * * * cuisine minceur /mɛ̃ sœrˈ/ noun A style of cooking characterized by imaginative use of light, simple ingredients • • • Main Entry: ↑cuisine …
99cuisine min|ceur — «man SERR», a style of French cooking that restricts the use of ingredients having a high calorie content. ╂[< French cuisine minceur cuisine of slimness] …
