adj. When one appears more physically attractive that usual and thinner in figure or outline.
Can be used to describe both males and females.
Wow! You look really svelte with that dress on.
With that tux? Man, you're svelte!
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An adjective describing anything cool, hip, or generally awesome, replacing Paris Hilton's already tired "that's hot".
That shirt is sooo svelte.
We went to a mad svelte party, yo; that shit was off the wall.
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Not a real world despite what certain Marylanders think
Madeleine, svelte is not a word.
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smart, witty, and has BS deflector field
"it doesn't matter how much BS they fling at svelte, she deflects it"
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The word is actually spelled 'svelte' and is documented in (non-urban) dictionaries.
It means: Slender or graceful in figure or outline; slim.
"Check out Julie, she's looking svelte today"
"Look at Sarah in that purple dress, she looks like a svelte Grimace" (as in the McDonalds character, not the facial expression)
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Slim and trim, like the young Prince of Town.
"What's all the comotion about?" said the svelt young Prince of Town.
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Any process by which one achieves a svelte person. This can be working out, dieting, or other (though not plastic surgery), but it is not simply 'weight loss' or 'getting in shape'. It is shaping your physique in a highly conscious way with a beauty ideal that is more interested in balance and harmony than the extremes of crossfit or bodybuilding.
After a few weeks of road work and yoga, he felt his physique was svelting gamely.