slenderness

English

Etymology

slender +‎ -ness

Noun

slenderness (usually uncountable, plural slendernesses)

1. The property of being slender.
   • 2015 June 9, “Women’s World Cup 2015: England beaten by France in Group F opener”, in The Guardian (London)‎^[1]:

     England have not beaten their neighbours from across the Channel since 1974 and the slenderness of the scoreline, with the two side’s separated only by Eugénie Le Sommer’s first-half strike, disguises the superiority of a French side now clear favourites to top Group F

Translations

property of being slender

• Czech: štíhlost (cs) f, útlost (cs) f
• German: Schlankheit f
• Irish: caoile f
• Latin: gracilitās f
• Latvian: slaidums m, slaikums m