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Meaning of svelte

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  svelte
      adj 1: 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" [syn:
             {polished}, {refined}, {svelte}, {urbane}]
      2: moving and bending with ease [syn: {lissome}, {lissom},
         {lithe}, {lithesome}, {slender}, {supple}, {svelte},
         {sylphlike}]
      3: being of delicate or slender build; "she was slender as a
         willow shoot is slender"- Frank Norris; "a slim girl with
         straight blonde hair"; "watched her slight figure cross the
         street" [syn: {slender}, {slight}, {slim}, {svelte}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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