SLEN'DERNESS, noun Thinness; smallness of diameter in proportion to the length; as the slenderness of a hair. 2. Want of bulk or strength; as the slenderness of a cord or chain. 3. Weakness; slightness; as the slenderness of a reason. 4. Weakness; feebleness; as the slenderness of a constitution. 5. Want of plenty; as the slenderness of supply. 6. Spareness; as slenderness of diet.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI