slightness
- 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
Towering figures these are not – in fact, their slightness is truly remarkable.
From The Guardian • May 17, 2019
Suljic’s slightness and shortness of stature, even on wheels, maximizes the spectacle of such physical peril.
From Salon • Nov. 4, 2018
For all his slightness of body, he looked at that moment ready and able to push the washbowl straight through the floor.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
