Jimp Meaning in English

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التعريف

An old-fashioned, literary, or dialect word meaning thin, slender, or neatly slim in appearance.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Very rare and considered archaic or regional, especially in Scotland and Northern England. Mainly found in poetry or old texts to describe someone slim in a graceful way. Not used in everyday modern English.

• Spanish: delgado - esbelto (arcaico/literario)
• Portuguese (BR): esguio - magro (arcaico/literário)
• Portuguese (PT): esguio - magro (arcaico/literário)
• Chinese (Simplified): 苗条（文学或方言用语）
• Chinese (Traditional): 苗條（文學或方言用語）
• Hindi: पतला - दुबला (पुराना/काव्यात्मक)
• Arabic: نحيف - رشيق (قديم/أدبي)
• Bengali: ছিপছিপে - সরু - সুশ্রী
• Russian: стройный - изящно худой
• Japanese: すらりとした - ほっそりした
• Vietnamese: thon gọn - mảnh mai duyên dáng
• Korean: 날씬한 - 가냘픈
• Turkish: ince - zarif
• Urdu: دبلی پتلی - نفیس (خوبصورتی کے ساتھ)
• Indonesian: ramping - langsing anggun

جمل نموذجية

He wore a jimp coat that fit him well.

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A jimp waist was admired in old poems.

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People in the countryside would call her jimp, meaning slim in a lovely way.

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In that old novel, the heroine is described as jimp and full of charm.

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You don't hear the word jimp much these days, except in old poems.

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The girl was jimp and graceful.

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