Svelte definition
Slender or graceful in figure or outline; slim.
adjective
Suave, polished, sophisticated, etc.
His svelte singing style.
adjective
Slender and graceful; lithe.
adjective
The definition of svelte is someone whose body is slender and graceful or someone or something which is sophisticated and elegant.
A glamorous supermodel is an example of someone who would be described as svelte.
An example of svelte used as an adjective is the phrase svelte style which describes a suave style.
adjective
Alternative Forms
Alternative Form of svelte -
svelt
Other Word Forms
Adjective
Base Form:
svelte
Comparative:
svelter
Superlative:
sveltestOrigin of svelte
- French from Italian svelto from past participle of svellere to stretch out from Vulgar Latin exvellere from Latin ēvellere ē-, ex- ex- vellere to pull
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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