The difference between Cunning and Slim
When used as nouns, cunning means practical knowledge or experience, whereas slim means a type of cigarette substantially longer and thinner than normal cigarettes.
When used as adjectives, cunning means sly, whereas slim means slender in an attractive way.
Slim is also verb with the meaning: to lose weight in order to achieve slimness.
check bellow for the other definitions of Cunning and Slim
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Cunning as an adjective:
Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.
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Cunning as an adjective (obsolete):
Skillful, artful.
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Cunning as an adjective (obsolete):
Wrought with, or exhibiting, skill or ingenuity; ingenious.
Examples:
"cunning work"
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Cunning as an adjective (US, colloquial, dated):
Cute, appealing.
Examples:
"a cunning little boy"
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Cunning as a noun:
Practical knowledge or experience; aptitude in performance; skill, proficiency; dexterity.
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Cunning as a noun:
Practical skill employed in a secret or crafty manner; craft; artifice; skillful deceit; art or magic.
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Cunning as a noun:
The disposition to employ one's skill in an artful manner; craftiness; guile; artifice; skill of being cunning, sly, conniving, or deceitful.
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Cunning as a noun:
The natural wit or instincts of an animal.
Examples:
"the cunning of the fox or hare"
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Cunning as a noun (obsolete):
Knowledge; learning; special knowledge (sometimes implying occult or magical knowledge).
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Slim as an adjective (of a person or a person's build):
Slender, thin. Slender in an attractive way. Designed to make the wearer appear slim. Long and narrow. Of a reduced size, with the intent of being more efficient.
Examples:
"Movie stars are usually slim, attractive, and young."
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Slim as an adjective (of something abstract like a chance or margin):
Very small, tiny.
Examples:
"I'm afraid your chances are quite slim."
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Slim as an adjective (rural, Northern England, Scotland):
Bad, of questionable quality; not strongly built, flimsy.
Examples:
"A slimly-shod lad; a slimly-made cart."
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Slim as an adjective (South Africa, obsolete, _, in, _, UK):
Sly, crafty.
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Slim as a noun:
A type of cigarette substantially longer and thinner than normal cigarettes.
Examples:
"I only smoke slims."
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Slim as a noun (Ireland, regional):
A potato farl.
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Slim as a noun (East Africa, uncountable):
AIDS, or the chronic wasting associated with its later stages.
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Slim as a noun (slang, uncountable):
Cocaine.
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Slim as a verb (intransitive):
To lose weight in order to achieve slimness.
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Slim as a verb (transitive):
To make slimmer; to reduce in size.