slight

[ slahyt ]

/ slaɪt /

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adjective, slight·er, slight·est.

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.

verb (used with object)

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.

noun

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.

OTHER WORDS FOR slight

2 insignificant, trifling, paltry.

4 weak, feeble, fragile.

5 unsubstantial, inconsiderable.

6 disdain, scorn.

9 neglect, disregard, inattention.

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OPPOSITES FOR slight

1 considerable.

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Origin of slight

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English (adjective) “smooth, sleek, slender”; compare Old English -sliht- in eorth-slihtes “even with ground”; cognate with German schlicht, Old Norse slēttr, Gothic slaihts “smooth”

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3. See slender. 6. Slight, disregard, neglect, overlook mean to pay no attention or too little attention to someone or something. To slight is to give only superficial attention to something important: to slight one's work. To disregard is to pay no attention to a person or thing: to disregard the rules; in some circumstances, to disregard may be admirable: to disregard a handicap. To neglect is to shirk paying sufficient attention to a person or thing: to neglect one's correspondence. To overlook is to fail to see someone or something (possibly because of carelessness): to overlook a bill that is due. 10. See insult.

OTHER WORDS FROM slight

slighter, nounslightly, adverbslightness, nouno·ver·slight, adjective

un·slight·ed, adjective

Words nearby slight

sliding vector, slier, sliest, slieve, Slieve Donard, slight, slighting, slightly, Sligo, slily, slim

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How to use slight in a sentence

Our model has it basically even, with Chelsea slight favorites at 56 percent.
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Trust us—once you reach that cozy, calm state, it is incredibly uncomfortable when you make a slight movement and the entire thing slides off.
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Though, once again by late-night hours, we may have the slightest of chances for a few patches of freezing drizzle.
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With “Smalltime,” Shorto traces his decision to learn the truth about his family’s past, discover its long-buried secrets, and explore unforgotten slights and how decisions made decades and decades ago continue to leave their mark.
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It crunches like a thin rice cake and has a slight savory quality to it.
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Her slight miscalculation of how to fix the situation leads to her driving around the gas pump.
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Some cuts, a few slight character changes, an idea or two about putting some humor into the script.
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The traditional wisdom is “action is character,” and their evolution is one, with a slight edge to character.
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He had a tailor who ran up dozens of the same suit in different sizes to account for slight variations in his weight.
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Dawn was rising on November 24, 1964, and there was a slight fog but otherwise clear visibility.
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There was a slight shuddering movement of his whole frame—Bob was dead.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
And he replied shortly, and with a slight charming affectation of pride: "I did without."
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
Its continued presence in pulmonary tuberculosis is, however, a grave prognostic sign, even when the physical signs are slight.
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All that was necessary was a slight knowledge of a Cabinet Minister, and a smattering of schooling.
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His slight, thin, rather graceless figure seemed suddenly to expand, even to grow taller.
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British Dictionary definitions for slight

slight

/ (slaɪt) /

adjective

small in quantity or extent

of small importance; trifling

slim and delicate

lacking in strength or substance

Southwest English dialect ill

verb (tr)

to show indifference or disregard for (someone); snub

to treat as unimportant or trifling

US to devote inadequate attention to (work, duties, etc)

noun

an act or omission indicating supercilious neglect or indifference

Derived forms of slight

slightness, noun

Word Origin for slight

C13: from Old Norse slēttr smooth; related to Old High German slehtr, Gothic slaihts, Middle Dutch slecht simple

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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slight

see in the least (slightest).

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