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svelte |
Overview of adj svelte The adj svelte has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. polished, refined, svelte, urbane -- (showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience; "his polished manner"; "maintained an urbane tone in his letters") 2. lissome, lissom, lithe, lithesome, slender, supple, svelte, sylphlike -- (gracefully slender; moving and bending with ease) Antonyms of adj svelte 2 senses of svelte Sense 1 polished, refined, svelte, urbane INDIRECT (VIA sophisticated) -> naive, naif Sense 2 lissome, lissom, lithe, lithesome, slender, supple, svelte, sylphlike INDIRECT (VIA graceful) -> awkward Similarity of adj svelte 2 senses of svelte Sense 1 polished, refined, svelte, urbane => sophisticated (vs. naive) Sense 2 lissome, lissom, lithe, lithesome, slender, supple, svelte, sylphlike => graceful (vs. awkward) Attributes of adj svelte Familiarity of adj svelte svelte used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj svelte svelte Overview of adj svelte The adj svelte has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. polished, refined, svelte, urbane -- (showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience; "his polished manner"; "maintained an urbane tone in his letters") 2. lissome, lissom, lithe, lithesome, slender, supple, svelte, sylphlike -- (gracefully slender; moving and bending with ease)
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