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

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How to use slight in a sentence

Giving in, even the slightest amount to international gangsters, will only invite higher prices and worse consequences.
The Sony Hack and America’s Craven Capitulation To Terror|David Keyes|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At any moment, the slightest loss in concentration could see a disastrous tumble.
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Save for Warburton himself, not one of them ever offered us the slightest assistance, or, indeed, even spoke to us.
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Over the next seven long minutes, the woman made not the slightest effort to assist him.
The Black Widow of Silicon Valley|Michael Daly|July 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Celebrities are people who have the power to win people's attention even for the slightest moment.
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A desultory conversation on politics, in which neither took the slightest interest, was a safe neutral ground.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
The slightest yellowish-brown discoloration indicates the presence of lead.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
He was a good judge of men, that eagle-faced major; he knew that the slightest move with hostile intent would mean a smoking gun.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
You have, year after year, without the slightest hesitation or remorse, sucked its life-blood from it.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
He himself had not the slightest intention of playing Lothario and of wrecking the peace of the Ducksmith household.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke

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

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slight

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