slight
small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase;a slight odor.
of little importance, influence, etc.; trivial: a slight cut.
slender or slim; not heavily built.
frail; flimsy; delicate: a slight fabric.
of little substance or strength.
to treat as of little importance.
to treat (someone) with indifference; ignore, especially pointedly or contemptuously; snub: to be slighted by society.
to do negligently; scamp: to slight one's studies.
an act or instance of slighting or being slighted: The critics’ slights led her to change direction in her work.
a pointed and contemptuous discourtesy; affront: She considered not being invited an unforgivable slight.
Origin of slight
1synonym study For slight
Other words for slight
Opposites for slight
Other words from slight
- slight·er, noun
- slight·ly, adverb
- slight·ness, noun
- o·ver·slight, adjective
Words Nearby slight
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How to use slight in a sentence
Her slight miscalculation of how to fix the situation leads to her driving around the gas pump.
Slow Motion Tiger Jump, a Tornado at the Rose Bowl and More Viral Videos | The Daily Beast Video | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTSome cuts, a few slight character changes, an idea or two about putting some humor into the script.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe traditional wisdom is “action is character,” and their evolution is one, with a slight edge to character.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe had a tailor who ran up dozens of the same suit in different sizes to account for slight variations in his weight.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDawn was rising on November 24, 1964, and there was a slight fog but otherwise clear visibility.
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis | Nina Strochlic | November 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
There was a slight shuddering movement of his whole frame—Bob was dead.
And he replied shortly, and with a slight charming affectation of pride: "I did without."
Hilda Lessways | Arnold BennettIts continued presence in pulmonary tuberculosis is, however, a grave prognostic sign, even when the physical signs are slight.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddAll that was necessary was a slight knowledge of a Cabinet Minister, and a smattering of schooling.
His slight, thin, rather graceless figure seemed suddenly to expand, even to grow taller.
Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
British Dictionary definitions for slight
/ (slaɪt) /
small in quantity or extent
of small importance; trifling
slim and delicate
lacking in strength or substance
Southwest English dialect ill
to show indifference or disregard for (someone); snub
to treat as unimportant or trifling
US to devote inadequate attention to (work, duties, etc)
an act or omission indicating supercilious neglect or indifference
Origin of slight
1Derived forms of slight
- slightness, noun
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Other Idioms and Phrases with slight
see in the least (slightest).
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