slim Definition

slim
adj slimmer, slimmest

1. Said of people: attractively thin; slender.

Thesaurus: slender, trim, thin, lean, lank, narrow.
2. Characterized by little thickness or width.
3. Not great; slight or remote.

Example: a slim chance

verb, intr slimmed, slimming

1. To make oneself slimmer, especially by diet and/or exercise.

Form: slim down (sometimes)
2. To try to lose weight.

Derivative: slimly
adverb

Derivative: slimmer
noun

Someone who is trying to lose weight.

Derivative: slimming
noun

Derivative: slimness
noun

Etymology: 17c: Dutch, meaning ‘crafty', from German sclimm bad.