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Slight

see synonyms of slight

Noun

1. rebuff, slight

a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

Verb

2. cold-shoulder, slight

pay no attention to, disrespect

Example Sentences:
'She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance'

Adjective

3. little, slight

(quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with a') at least some

Example Sentences:
'little rain fell in May'
'gave it little thought'
'little time is left'
'we still have little money'
'a little hope remained'
'there's slight chance that it will work'
'there's a slight chance it will work'

4. flimsy, fragile, slight, tenuous, thin

lacking substance or significance

Example Sentences:
'slight evidence'
'a tenuous argument'
'a thin plot'
'a fragile claim to fame'

5. slender, slight, slim, svelte

being of delicate or slender build

Example Sentences:
'she was slender as a willow shoot is slender'
'a slim girl with straight blonde hair'
'watched her slight figure cross the street'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Slight

see synonyms of slight
adjective
1. 
small in quantity or extent
2. 
of small importance; trifling
3. 
slim and delicate
4. 
lacking in strength or substance
5. Southwest England dialect
ill
verb (transitive)
6. 
to show indifference or disregard for (someone); snub
7. 
to treat as unimportant or trifling
8. US
to devote inadequate attention to (work, duties, etc)
noun
9. 
an act or omission indicating supercilious neglect or indifference

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Slight

see synonyms of slight
adjective
1. 
a. 
light in form or build; not stout or heavy; slender
b. 
frail; fragile
2. 
having little weight, strength, substance, or significance
a slight criticism
3. 
small in amount or extent; not great or intense
a slight fever
verb transitive
4. 
to do carelessly or poorly; neglect
5. 
to treat with disrespect or indifference; be discourteous toward
6. 
to treat as unimportant
noun
7. 
a slighting or being slighted by pointedly indifferent, disrespectful, or supercilious treatment

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Slight

see synonyms of slight
adj. slight·er, slight·est
1. Small in size, degree, or amount: a slight tilt; a slight surplus.
2. Lacking strength, substance, or solidity; frail: a slight foundation; slight evidence.
3. Of small importance or consideration; trifling: slight matters.
4. Small and slender in build or construction; delicate.
tr.v. slight·ed, slight·ing, slights
1. To treat (someone) with discourteous reserve or inattention: "the occasional feeling of being slighted at others' underestimating my charms and talents" (Joseph Epstein).
2. To treat as of small importance; make light of: "If I have ... slighted the contributions of my many predecessors, let me offer a blanket apology" (Joseph J. Ellis).
3. To do negligently or thoughtlessly; scant: "It is a proper question to ask of an assignment whether some of its parts might be omitted or slighted" (Stanley Fish).
4. To raze or level the walls of (a castle or other fortification).
n.
A deliberate discourtesy; a snub: "She got into the car, thinking how sensitive men are to slights from women and how insensitive to slights to women" (Marge Piercy).

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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