American English
/slɪm/
One syllable.
Thin in an attractive or healthy-looking way, with little extra body fat.
Practice out loudThin in an attractive or healthy-looking way, with little extra body fat.
She has a slim build.
He looked slim in his new suit.
Slim is usually positive. Thin is more neutral and can sometimes suggest that a person is too thin.
slim figure · slim build · slim waist · slim jeans
a slim + noun
be/look/stay + slim
Small in amount or not very likely, especially when talking about a chance or hope.
There is a slim chance that the train will arrive on time.
We have only a slim hope of finding the missing file.
slim chance · slim possibility · slim hope
a slim chance/hope/possibility of + noun or -ing
there is a slim chance that + subject + verb
Thin from side to side, so it takes up little space.
I want a slim laptop for travel.
This slim wallet holds my cards without making my pocket bulky.
slim laptop · slim wallet · slim design
a slim + noun
be + slim
To become thinner, or to make a person or thing smaller, especially by reducing weight, size, or amount.
She slimmed down after she started swimming.
The company is slimming down its product line.
The verb is usually used with down: slim down.
slim down the workforce · slim down operations
slim down
slim down + noun
To become thinner or to make a person or thing smaller.
I am trying to slim down before the summer.
Almost zero, especially when talking about a chance.
The chances of a refund are slim to none.
The final consonant doubles before -er, -est, -ing, and -ed: slimmer, slimmest, slimming, slimmed.