slight
adjective
small in amount, degree, etc..
slightness
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a word derived from
slight.
Example Sentences
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The docu-dramedy “Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game” tells a low-stakes story with an accomplished cast, an appropriately light tone and enough energy to compensate for its slightness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2023
The same Mia Farrow whose slightness made her a pixie-cut icon in “Rosemary’s Baby,” looking utterly vulnerable to the encroaching forces of evil.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 23, 2021
Baby Yoda floats back for a second season in this surprise best-drama Emmy nominee, whose Saturday-matinee charm is matched, so far, by the slightness of its story.
From New York Times ● Sep. 4, 2020
Suljic’s slightness and shortness of stature, even on wheels, maximizes the spectacle of such physical peril.
From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2018
As for Olmsted, Burnham was struck by the slightness of his frame, which seemed structurally insufficient to support so massive a skull.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
