slenderness
21Exility — Ex*il ity, n. [L. exilitas: cf. F. exilit[ e]. See {Exile}, a.] Smallness; meagerness; slenderness; fineness, thinness. [R.] Paley. [1913 Webster] …
22Gracility — Gra*cil i*ty, n. [L. gracilitas; cf. F. gracilit[ e].] State of being gracilent; slenderness. Milman. Youthful gracility. W. D. Howells. [1913 Webster] …
23Slightness — Slight ness, n. The quality or state of being slight; slenderness; feebleness; superficiality; also, formerly, negligence; indifference; disregard. [1913 Webster] …
24Tenuity — Te*nu i*ty, n. [L. tenuitas, from tenuis thin: cf. F. t[ e]nuit[ e]. See {Tenuous}.] 1. The quality or state of being tenuous; thinness, applied to a broad substance; slenderness, applied to anything that is long; as, the tenuity of a leaf; the… …
25wire grub — Wireworm Wire worm , n. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) One of the larv[ae] of various species of snapping beetles, or elaters; so called from their slenderness and the uncommon hardness of the integument. Wireworms are sometimes very destructive to the roots of… …
26Wireworm — Wire worm , n. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) One of the larv[ae] of various species of snapping beetles, or elaters; so called from their slenderness and the uncommon hardness of the integument. Wireworms are sometimes very destructive to the roots of plants.… …
27ectomorphic — adjective Etymology: ectoderm + morphic; from the predominance in such types of structures developed from the ectoderm Date: 1940 1. of or relating to the component in W. H. Sheldon s classification of body types that measures the body s degree… …
28matchstick — noun Date: 1791 1. a slender piece especially of wood from which a match is made 2. something resembling a matchstick especially in slenderness < cut a carrot into matchsticks > …
29slender — adjective Etymology: Middle English sclendre, slendre, from Anglo French esclendre Date: 14th century 1. a. spare in frame or flesh; especially gracefully slight b. small or narrow in circumference or width in proportion to length or height 2.… …
30tenuity — noun Etymology: Middle English tenuite, from Latin tenuitas, from tenuis thin, tenuous Date: 15th century 1. lack of substance or strength 2. lack of thickness ; slenderness, thinness < the tenuity of poplars Edith Wharton > 3. lack of density ;… …
