slight
adjective
small in amount, degree, etc..
slightness
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a word derived from
slight.
Example Sentences
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Weighing some 100 pounds, Ms. Brauer seems to have made up for her slightness with grit and daring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
However, the filmmakers' assumption that the audience knows these women also informs the series' slightness in some areas, especially throughout the first two episodes.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2023
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
There’s a slightness to the plot — “Flight” occasionally feels padded out, with gratuitous, tacked-on scenes — but Strong milks the high moments, such as a quarrel that erupts during a game of cards.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 7, 2022
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
