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Meaning of 'slight' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Slight [ adv.]
- Slightly.
2 . Slight [ n.]
- Sleight.
- The act of slighting; the manifestation of a moderate degree of contempt, as by neglect or oversight; neglect; indignity.
3 . Slight [ superl.]
- Not decidedly marked; not forcible; inconsiderable; unimportant; insignificant; not severe; weak; gentle; -- applied in a great variety of circumstances; as, a slight (i. e., feeble) effort; a slight (i. e., perishable) structure; a slight (i. e., not deep) impression; a slight (i. e., not convincing) argument; a slight (i. e., not thorough) examination; slight (i. e., not severe) pain, and the like.
- Not stout or heavy; slender.
- Foolish; silly; weak in intellect.
4 . Slight [ v. t.]
- To overthrow; to demolish.
- To make even or level.
- To throw heedlessly.
- To disregard, as of little value and unworthy of notice; to make light of; as, to slight the divine commands.

Meaning of 'slight' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . slight [ v]
Meaning (1):
- pay no attention to, disrespect
Example in sentence:
  • She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance
2 . slight [ a]
Meaning (2):
- (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some
Example in sentence:
  • a little hope remained;
  • gave it little thought;
  • little rain fell in May;
  • little time is left;
  • there's a slight chance it will work;
  • there's slight chance that it will work;
  • we still have little money
3 . slight [ s]
Meaning (3):
- lacking substance or significance
Example in sentence:
  • a fragile claim to fame;
  • a tenuous argument;
  • a thin plot;
  • slight evidence
Meaning (4):
- being of delicate or slender build
Example in sentence:
  • a slim girl with straight blonde hair;
  • she was slender as a willow shoot is slender;
  • watched her slight figure cross the street

Nearby Words:

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