svelte

adjective \ˈsvelt, ˈsfelt\

: thin in an attractive or graceful way

svelt·ersvelt·est

Full Definition of SVELTE

a : slender, lithe

b : having clean lines : sleek

: urbane, suave

— svelte·ly adverb

— svelte·ness noun

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Origin of SVELTE

French, from Italian svelto, from past participle of svellere to pluck out, modification of Latin evellere, from e- + vellere to pluck — more at vulnerable

First Known Use: circa 1817

Related to SVELTE

Synonyms: bony (also boney), fatless, lean, lithe, skinny, slender, slim, spare, thin

Antonyms: chubby, corpulent, fat, gross, obese, overweight, plump, portly, rotund, tubby

Rhymes with SVELTE

belt, celt, Celt, delt, felt, gelt, melt, pelt, smelt, spelt, veld, welt

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