SVELTE

slender, slight, slim, svelte

(adjective) being of delicate or slender build; “she was slender as a willow shoot is slender”- Frank Norris; “a slim girl with straight blonde hair”; “watched her slight figure cross the street”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

svelte (comparative svelter, superlative sveltest)

Attractively thin; gracefully slender. [from 1810s]

Refined, delicate.

Usage notes

Used mainly as a compliment, whereas words like thin, scrawny and skinny could be used in negative connotations.

Synonyms

• (attractively thin): lithe, slim, willowy; see also slender

• (refined): elegant, gentle

Anagrams

• levets

Source: Wiktionary