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slight
[ slahyt ]
adjective
- small in amount, degree, etc.:
a slight increase;
a slight odor.
Antonyms: considerable
- of little importance, influence, etc.; trivial:
a slight cut.
Synonyms: paltry, trifling, insignificant
- slender or slim; not heavily built.
- frail; flimsy; delicate:
a slight fabric.
- of little substance or strength.
Synonyms: inconsiderable, unsubstantial
verb (used with object)
noun
- an act or instance of slighting or being slighted:
The critics’ slights led her to change direction in her work.
Synonyms: inattention, disregard, neglect
- a pointed and contemptuous discourtesy; affront:
She considered not being invited an unforgivable slight.
slight
/ slaɪt /
adjective
- small in quantity or extent
- of small importance; trifling
- slim and delicate
- lacking in strength or substance
- dialect.ill
verb
- to show indifference or disregard for (someone); snub
- to treat as unimportant or trifling
- to devote inadequate attention to (work, duties, etc)
noun
- an act or omission indicating supercilious neglect or indifference
Derived Forms
- ˈslightness, noun
Other Words From
- slight·er noun
- slight·ly adverb
- slight·ness noun
- o·ver·slight adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of slight1
Word History and Origins
Origin of slight1
Idioms and Phrases
see in the least (slightest) .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Her slight miscalculation of how to fix the situation leads to her driving around the gas pump.
Some cuts, a few slight character changes, an idea or two about putting some humor into the script.
The traditional wisdom is “action is character,” and their evolution is one, with a slight edge to character.
He had a tailor who ran up dozens of the same suit in different sizes to account for slight variations in his weight.
Dawn was rising on November 24, 1964, and there was a slight fog but otherwise clear visibility.
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."
Its continued presence in pulmonary tuberculosis is, however, a grave prognostic sign, even when the physical signs are slight.
All 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.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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