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slight
[ slahyt ]
adjective
- small in amount, degree, etc.:
a slight increase;
a slight odor.
Antonyms:
- of little importance, influence, etc.; trivial:
a slight cut.
Synonyms: , ,
- slender or slim; not heavily built.
- frail; flimsy; delicate:
a slight fabric.
Synonyms: , ,
- of little substance or strength.
Synonyms: ,
verb (used with object)
- to treat as of little importance.
Synonyms: ,
- 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.
Synonyms: , ,
- a pointed and contemptuous discourtesy; affront:
She considered not being invited an unforgivable slight.
slight
/ ɪ /
adjective
- small in quantity or extent
- of small importance; trifling
- slim and delicate
- lacking in strength or substance
- dialect.ill
verb
- to show indifference or disregard for (someone); snub
- to treat as unimportant or trifling
- to devote inadequate attention to (work, duties, etc)
noun
- an act or omission indicating supercilious neglect or indifference
Derived Forms
- ˈٲԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- · noun
- · adverb
- ·Ա noun
- ·· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of slight1
Word History and Origins
Origin of slight1
Idioms and Phrases
see in the least (slightest) .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Cornwall Insight also expects a slight fall in prices in October and another drop in January 2026.
Polling suggests the Liberal Party holds a slight lead over the Conservatives, though the margin is tightening, according to a CBC News poll tracker.
Chris had no idea how he would react to even the slightest trace of peanut.
Racing 92's Le Garrec, who has won 10 caps for his country, dropped to the turf clutching his face after a slight and accidental collision with Perpignan prop Bruce Devaux on Saturday.
Harrison: Bringing “Stranger Things” to Broadway, we’ve made some slight technical improvements on things and entirely redesigned other things so that the impact is significantly stronger than in London.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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