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- Dictionarysvelte/svɛlt/
adjective
- 1. (of a person) slender and elegant: "she was svelte and sophisticated"
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Svelte is an adjective that means slender, lithe, or sleek. It comes from the Italian word svelto, which means to pluck out. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, and word history.
adjective. uk / svelt / us / svelt / Add to word list. attractively thin, graceful, and stylish. Synonyms. lissome literary. lithe. slim (THIN) approving. sylphlike usually humorous. Opposite. fat (BIG) Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. having less flesh on the body than average. thin She's on a diet but I think she's already too thin.
Svelte means slender. It's used to describe people, not things, and it implies a certain elegance. You might say that a middle-aged woman who had kept a svelte figure could still pass for a sixteen-year-old girl.
adjective. us / svelt / uk / svelt / Add to word list. attractively thin, graceful, and stylish. Synonyms. lissome literary. lithe. slim (THIN) approving. sylphlike usually humorous. Opposite. fat (BIG) Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. having less flesh on the body than average. thin She's on a diet but I think she's already too thin.
Svelte definition: slender, especially gracefully slender in figure; lithe.. See examples of SVELTE used in a sentence.
Svelte is an adjective that means slim and attractive, or urbane and sophisticated. It comes from French and Italian words meaning to pull out or free. See examples, synonyms, and word origin.
Definition of svelte adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
