slenderness

English

Etymology

slender +‎ -ness

Noun

slenderness (usually uncountable, plural slendernesses)

  1. The property of being slender.
    • 2015 June 9, “Women’s World Cup 2015: England beaten by France in Group F opener”, in The Guardian (London)‎:
      England have not beaten their neighbours from across the Channel since 1974 and the slenderness of the scoreline, with the two side’s separated only by Eugénie Le Sommer’s first-half strike, disguises the superiority of a French side now clear favourites to top Group F

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