The difference between Marginal and Slim

When used as nouns, marginal means something that is marginal, whereas slim means a type of cigarette substantially longer and thinner than normal cigarettes.

When used as adjectives, marginal means of, relating to, or located at or near a margin or edge, 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 Marginal and Slim

  1. Marginal as an adjective (uncomparable):

    Of, relating to, or located at or near a margin or edge; also figurative usages of location and margin (edge). Written in the margin of a book. Sharing a border; geographically adjacent.

    Examples:

    "The marginal area at the edge of the salt-marsh has its own plants."

    "In recent years there has been an increase in violence against marginal groups."

    "There were more marginal notes than text."

    "Monmouthshire is a Welsh county marginal to England."

  2. Marginal as an adjective (comparable):

    Determined by a small margin; having a salient characteristic determined by a small margin. Of a value, or having a characteristic that is of a value, that is close to being unacceptable or leading to exclusion from a group or category. Barely productive. Subject to a change in sitting member with only a small change in voting behaviour, this usually being inferred from the small winning margin of the previous election.

    Examples:

    "His writing ability was marginal at best."

    "Having reviewed the test, there are two students below the required standard and three more who are marginal."

    "He farmed his marginal land with difficulty."

    "In Bristol West, Labour had a majority of only 1,000, so the seat is considered highly marginal this time around."

  3. Marginal as an adjective (economics, uncomparable):

    Pertaining to changes resulting from a unit increase in production or consumption of a good.

  1. Marginal as a noun:

    Something that is marginal.

  2. Marginal as a noun:

    A constituency won with a small margin.

  1. 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."

  2. Slim as an adjective (of something abstract like a chance or margin):

    Very small, tiny.

    Examples:

    "I'm afraid your chances are quite slim."

  3. 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."

  4. Slim as an adjective (South Africa, obsolete, _, in, _, UK):

    Sly, crafty.

  1. Slim as a noun:

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

    Examples:

    "I only smoke slims."

  2. Slim as a noun (Ireland, regional):

    A potato farl.

  3. Slim as a noun (East Africa, uncountable):

    AIDS, or the chronic wasting associated with its later stages.

  4. Slim as a noun (slang, uncountable):

    Cocaine.

  1. Slim as a verb (intransitive):

    To lose weight in order to achieve slimness.

  2. Slim as a verb (transitive):

    To make slimmer; to reduce in size.