All gracile synonyms
gracΒ·ile
G g adj gracile
- svelte β slender, especially gracefully slender in figure; lithe.
- lanky β ungracefully thin and rawboned; bony; gaunt: a very tall and lanky man.
- slight β small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase; a slight odor.
- fragile β brittle
- slim β slender, as in girth or form; slight in build or structure.
- meager β deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness; scanty; inadequate: a meager salary; meager fare; a meager harvest.
- wispy β being a wisp or in wisps; wisplike: a wispy plant.
- lithe β bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible: the lithe body of a ballerina.
- delicate β Something that is delicate is small and beautifully shaped.
- frail β having delicate health; not robust; weak: My grandfather is rather frail now.
- skinny β very lean or thin; emaciated: a skinny little kitten.
- narrow β of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
- wiry β made of wire.
- minute β the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
- outside β the outer side, surface, or part; exterior: The outside of the house needs painting.
- plain β clear or distinct to the eye or ear: a plain trail to the river; to stand in plain view.
- remote β far apart; far distant in space; situated at some distance away: the remote jungles of Brazil.
- small β of limited size; of comparatively restricted dimensions; not big; little: a small box.
- spare β to refrain from harming or destroying; leave uninjured; forbear to punish, hurt, or destroy: to spare one's enemy.
- tenuous β lacking a sound basis, as reasoning; unsubstantiated; weak: a tenuous argument.
- trim β to put into a neat or orderly condition by clipping, paring, pruning, etc.: to trim a hedge.
- trivial β of very little importance or value; insignificant: Don't bother me with trivial matters.
- weak β not strong; liable to yield, break, or collapse under pressure or strain; fragile; frail: a weak fortress; a weak spot in armor.
- willowy β pliant; lithe.
- acicular β shaped like a needle.
- aciculate β having aciculae
- inconsiderable β small, as in value, amount, or size.
- lank β (of plants) unduly long and slender: lank grass; lank, leafless trees.
- scant β barely sufficient in amount or quantity; not abundant; almost inadequate: to do scant justice.
- spindling β spindle side.
- lithesome β bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible: the lithe body of a ballerina.
- abstemious β Someone who is abstemious avoids doing too much of something enjoyable such as eating or drinking.
- faint β lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc.: a faint light; a faint color; a faint sound.
- feeble β physically weak, as from age or sickness; frail.
- frugal β economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful: What your office needs is a frugal manager who can save you money without resorting to painful cutbacks. Synonyms: thrifty, chary, provident, careful, prudent, penny-wise, scrimping; miserly, Scotch, penny-pinching. Antonyms: wasteful, extravagant, spendthrift, prodigal, profligate.
- lean β to incline or bend from a vertical position: She leaned out the window.
- lissome β lithesome or lithe, especially of body; supple; flexible.
- little β small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
adjective gracile
- thin β having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice.