Slim

Pronunciation

• IPA: /slɪm/
• Rhymes: -ɪm

Origin

From Dutch slim ("bad, sly, clever"), from Middle Dutch slim ("bad, crooked"), from Proto-Germanic *slimbaz ("oblique, crooked"). Compare Middle High German slimp ("slanting, awry") (German schlimm ("bad")).

Full definition of slim

Adjective

1. Slender, thin.
1. (of a person or a person's build) Slender in an attractive way.Movie stars are usually slim, attractive, and young.
2. (by extension, of clothing) Designed to make the wearer appear slim.
3. (of an object) Long and narrow.
4. (of a workforce) Of a reduced size, with the intent of being more efficient.
2. (of something abstract like a chance or margin) Very small, tiny.I'm afraid your chances are quite slim.
• 2011, January 15, Saj Chowdhury, Man City 4 - 3 Wolves, Wolves' debatable third in the last 10 minutes, with the ball only crossing the line by the slimmest of margins if at all, ensured a cracking finale, although City would have been left aggrieved had they let the win slip.
3. (South Africa) Sly, crafty.

Synonyms

Noun

1. A type of cigarette substantially longer and thinner than normal cigarettes.I only smoke slims.
2. (East Africa) AIDS, or the chronic wasting associated with its later stages.
• As in the West, only about 50 per cent of patients with slim fully investigated will have a putative pathogen identified.
3. (slang, uncountable) Cocaine; the white lady.

Alternative forms

• (AIDS) Slim

Verb

1. To lose weight in order to achieve slimness

Anagrams

• mils
• SMIL