Slim vs Glim - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between slim and glim

is that slim is a type of cigarette substantially longer and thinner than normal cigarettes while glim is a light, candle, lantern.

As an adjective slim

is slender, thin.

As a verb slim

is to lose weight in order to achieve slimness.

slim

English

Adjective

(slimmer)

Slender, thin.

# (of a person or a person's build) Slender in an attractive way.

Movie stars are usually slim , attractive, and young.

# (by extension, of clothing) Designed to make the wearer appear slim.

# (of an object) Long and narrow.

# (of a workforce) Of a reduced size, with the intent of being more efficient.

(of something abstract like a chance or margin) Very small, tiny.

I'm afraid your chances are quite slim .

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(South Africa) Sly, crafty.

Synonyms

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Noun

(en noun)

A type of cigarette substantially longer and thinner than normal cigarettes.

I only smoke slims .

(East Africa) AIDS, or the chronic wasting associated with its later stages.

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(slang, uncountable) Cocaine.

Alternative forms

* (AIDS) Slim

Verb

To lose weight in order to achieve slimness

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glim

English

Noun

(en noun)

(slang) A light, candle, lantern.

* 1837 , (Charles Dickens), , Ch. 16:

'Let's have a glim ,' said Sikes, 'or we shall go breaking our necks, or treading on the dog. Look after your legs if you do!'

* 1851 , (Herman Melville), , Ch. 3:

"Come along here, I'll give ye a glim in a jiffy;" and so saying he lighted a candle and held it towards me, offering to lead the way.

* 1883 , (Robert Louis Stevenson), , Ch. 5:

'Sure enough, they left their glim here,' said the fellow from the window.

(slang) An eye.

(obsolete) brightness; splendour

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