Explore Svelte through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like slender or slim. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Svelte meaning
- Attractively thin; gracefully slender.
- Refined, delicate.
Synonyms of Svelte
Using Svelte
- The main meaning on this page is: Attractively thin; gracefully slender. | Refined, delicate.
- Useful related words include: slender, slim, slight, graceful.
- In the example corpus, svelte often appears in combinations such as: her svelte, svelte frame, the svelte.
Context around Svelte
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 6 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Svelte
- In this selection, "svelte" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, particularly, looked, now, coupe, clutch and female stand out and add context to how "svelte" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a svelte female spy and a svelte woman with. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "svelte" sits close to words such as abdulkadir, abed and abhay, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with svelte
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
London is 3 years old and weighs a svelte 66 pounds. (11 words)
Most are no longer so young and aren’t particularly svelte. (11 words)
If anything, Hillary’s compendium of Trump’s ties to Russia was svelte. (13 words)
The stunning supermodel, 27 — who has been developing the perfume brand for over five years — showed off her svelte physique in a white crop top and ripped black leather jeans as she held hands with her handsome cowboy partner. (39 words)
Although the floor-length gown concealed her feet and didn’t give away any clue about her choice of footwear, it’s safe to assume that she added height to her svelte frame with pair of elegant heels. (38 words)
A svelte woman with a Southern sweet-but-reserved demeanor, Derby eventually launched her own ad agency out of her house, dispatching Spence to drop off materials to media stations and scout out billboards. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
Tenth in the list of the biggest used car price fallers is the electric Audi e-tron Sportback - a svelte, coupe-like SUV with battery power.
The svelte Clutch, available in black, white, or pink, is about the same size as a stack of credit cards and weighs around 2 ounces.
A svelte female spy (Sushrii Shreya Mishra) who can deliver solid kicks and punches, but never gets to do anything on her own except make eyes at a bad guy.
It measures a svelte 7.8cm in height, meaning it will go underneath armchairs and couches to sort out all that gathered dust and fluff.
The stunning supermodel, 27 — who has been developing the perfume brand for over five years — showed off her svelte physique in a white crop top and ripped black leather jeans as she held hands with her handsome cowboy partner.
I’d forgotten how therapeutic car washing can be, and it’s particularly enjoyable with the svelte lines and tight panel gaps of the Mazda.
If anything, Hillary’s compendium of Trump’s ties to Russia was svelte.
It'll give most of us a better idea of reality rather than your svelte tailors dummies.
London is 3 years old and weighs a svelte 66 pounds.
Many watchers thought Pippa nearly stole the show with her svelte figure in an ivory satin-based crepe gown by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen.
Most are no longer so young and aren’t particularly svelte.
The Bodyguard’s unobtrusive size and svelte weight make for a weapon that is easy to ignore over the course of a day but which can be brought quickly into action when necessary.
The singer looked svelte in a custom navy blue velvet tuxedo and blue silk shirt by Paul Smith.
Although the floor-length gown concealed her feet and didn’t give away any clue about her choice of footwear, it’s safe to assume that she added height to her svelte frame with pair of elegant heels.
A New York Times reportsays that the now svelte Reverend and his for-profit businesses owe a chubby $4.5 million in state and federal taxes.
A svelte woman with a Southern sweet-but-reserved demeanor, Derby eventually launched her own ad agency out of her house, dispatching Spence to drop off materials to media stations and scout out billboards.
Designed in a colorful pattern of gold buckles and pins, the boxy blazer cinched into her svelte waist while modestly dropping to her upper thigh.
It’s design is svelte and sleek, and looks great in the dark with the backlit keys (even though I don’t really use the backlights).
The only other laptop we can think of that's this light and svelte is Apple's MacBook Pro 15, also a flat four pounds.
The ZBook 14u is being touted a the "world's thinnest workstation laptop", and at 0/71 inches thick it certainly seems svelte.
Common combinations with svelte
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: