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    [Adjective]  | "svelte" | \ ˈsvelt \


    1: slender, lithe

    2: having clean lines : sleek

    3: urbane, suave


    Origin: circa 1817 ;

     French, from Italian svelto, from past participle of svellere to pluck out, modification of Latin evellere, from e- + vellere to pluck {mat|vulnerable|};

    [Adjective]  | "svelte" 


    1: having a noticeably small amount of body fat;


      * e.g., " ... the svelte dancer seemed to float across the stage "





    2: having or showing very polished and worldly manners;


      * e.g., " ... the interior designer spoke in a low, svelte voice "





     [ "svelte" ]

    1: adj. When one appears more physically attractive that usual and thinner in figure or outline.

      * e.g.,  ... Wow! You look really svelte with that dress on. 


     [ "svelte" ]

    2: Can be used to describe both males and females.

      * e.g.,  ... With that tux? Man, you're svelte! 

     [ "svelte" ]

    1: An adjective describing anything cool, hip, or generally awesome, replacing Paris Hilton's already tired "that's hot".

      * e.g.,  ... That shirt is sooo svelte. 

     [ "svelte" ]

    1: Not a real world despite what certain Marylanders think

      * e.g.,  ... Madeleine, svelte is not a word. 

     [ "svelte" ]

    1: smart, witty, and has BS deflector field

      * e.g.,  ... "it doesn't matter how much BS they fling at svelte, she deflects it" 

     [ "svelt" ]

    1: The word is actually spelled 'svelte' and is documented in (non-urban) dictionaries.

      * e.g.,  ... "Check out Julie, she's looking svelte today" 


     [ "svelt" ]

    2: It means: Slender or graceful in figure or outline; slim.

      * e.g.,  ... "Look at Sarah in that purple dress, she looks like a svelte Grimace" (as in the McDonalds character, not the facial expression) 

     [ "svelt" ]

    1: Slim and trim, like the young Prince of Town.

      * e.g.,  ... "What's all the comotion about?" said the svelt young Prince of Town. 

     [ "Svelting" ]

    1: Any process by which one achieves a svelte person. This can be working out, dieting, or other (though not plastic surgery), but it is not simply 'weight loss' or 'getting in shape'. It is shaping your physique in a highly conscious way with a beauty ideal that is more interested in balance and harmony than the extremes of crossfit or bodybuilding.

      * e.g.,  ... After a few weeks of road work and yoga, he felt his physique was svelting gamely. 

     [ "Svelte" ]

    1: When a woman is thin but carries much in her trunk.

      * e.g.,  ... “Svelte. She thick and thin at the same time” - Marvel's Luke Cage on Netflix 

     [ "svelt" ]

    1: A tern used to describe someone who has superior muscle tone and muscle size. Makes most other men look like total sissies when within a 15 foot radius.

      * e.g.,  ... John: Holy shit dude. You're lookin pretty ripped. Travis: Yeah man, I just got back from the gym. Now I'm svelt as a motherfucker. 

     [ "Svelt" ]

    1: To be thick and thin at the same time.

      * e.g.,  ... Look at her dancing, damn shawty svelt. 


     [ "Svelt" ]

    2: To have a nice figure.

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