Polyglot Dictionary

élancé

/e.lɑ̃.se/

adjective B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. slender, willowy

    • La danseuse a une silhouette élancée.

      The dancer has a slender figure.

Similar words

svelte

Close synonyms for "slender/willowy, slim/svelte."

mince

Close synonyms for "slender, thin."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

franzino

Close — slender, willowy relates to slight.

English

slim

slim is the English word for the same thing — both mean "slender."

Practice

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