Meaning
slender, slight, frail
- thin and delicate in build or physique
- faint, weak, or tenuous (voice, thread, hope)
In a sentence
La ragazza aveva una figura esile ma sembrava molto forte.
The girl had a slender figure but seemed very strong.
Ha risposto con una voce esile e tremante.
He answered with a faint, trembling voice.
Ci aggrappiamo a un'esile speranza di successo.
We are clinging to a slim hope of success.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| esile | masculine · singular |
| esile | feminine · singular |
| esili | masculine · plural |
| esili | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Two-form adjective ending in -e: masculine and feminine share the same endings (-e in singular, -i in plural).