slim

Universal Words adjective, verb adjective (slimmer, slimmest) 1 (approving) (of a person) thin, in a way that is attractive: a slim figure / body / waist * She was tall and slim. * How do you manage to stay so slim? * (figurative) Many companies are a lot slimmer than they used to be (= have fewer workers). 2 thinner than usual: a slim volume of poetry 3 not as big as you would like or expect; small: a slim chance of success * The party was returned to power with a slim majority. seealsoSLIMMER, SLIMMING slimness noun [U] verb (-mm-) [V] (BrE) (usually used in the progressive tenses) to try to become thinner, for example by eating less: You can still eat breakfast when you are slimming. PHRASALVERBS slim down to become thinner, for example as a result of eating less: She slimmed down to 60 kilos before her wedding. slim down