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Definition of 'Slight'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) slight
small in amount, degree, etc.

2.  slight
of little importance, influence, etc.; trivial.

3.  slight
slender or slim; not heavily built.

4.  slight
frail; flimsy; delicate:
a slight fabric.

5.  slight
of little substance or strength.

6. (v.t.) slight
to treat as of little importance.

7.  slight
to treat (someone) with indifference; snub.

8.  slight
to do negligently; scamp:
to slight one's studies.

9. (n.) slight
an instance of slighting indifference or treatment.

10.  slight
a pointed and contemptuous discourtesy; affront.

Etymology: (1250–1300; ME (adj.): smooth, slender; c. OHG sleht smooth, ON slēttr)

Definition of 'Slight'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) rebuff, slight
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

2. (adj) little(a), slight
(quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some
"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"

3. (adj) flimsy, fragile, slight, tenuous, thin
lacking substance or significance
"slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"; a fragile claim to fame"

4. (verb) slender, slight, slim, svelte
being of delicate or slender build
"she was slender as a willow shoot is slender"- Frank Norris; "a slim girl with straight blonde hair"; "watched her slight figure cross the street"

5. (verb) slight, cold-shoulder
pay no attention to, disrespect
"She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance"

Definition of 'Slight'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adjective) slight
very small in amount or degree
a slight chance of rain; The increase was slight.

2. slight
(of a person) small and thin
a slight five-year-old

Definition of 'Slight'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adverb) Slight
slightly

2. (noun) Slight
sleight

3. (noun) Slight
the act of slighting; the manifestation of a moderate degree of contempt, as by neglect or oversight; neglect; indignity

4.  Slight
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

5.  Slight
not stout or heavy; slender

6.  Slight
foolish; silly; weak in intellect

7. (verb) Slight
to overthrow; to demolish

8. (verb) Slight
to make even or level

9. (verb) Slight
to throw heedlessly

10. (verb) Slight
to disregard, as of little value and unworthy of notice; to make light of; as, to slight the divine commands

Translation of 'Slight'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: small; not great; not serious or severe a slight breeze; We have a slight problem.
Afrikaans: effens	Arabic: طَفيف	Bulgarian: лек
Brazilian: ligeiro	Czech: lehký, malý	German: leicht
Danish: lille; mindre	Greek: μικρός, ασήμαντος	Spanish: pequeño, ligero
Estonian: kerge, väike	Farsi: كوچك	Finnish: vähäinen
French: léger, petit	Hebrew: קָטָן	Hindi: हल्का, कच्चा
Croatian: malen, neznatan	Hungarian: csekély, jelentéktelen	Indonesian: sedikit, kecil
Icelandic: óverulegur	Italian: leggero, piccolo	Japanese: わずかな
Korean: 약간의, 사소한	Lithuanian: lengvas, menkas	Latvian: viegls; neliels; nenozīmī
Malay: sedikit	Dutch: licht	Norwegian: liten, svak, ubetydelig
Polish: niewielki, drobny	Persian: كوچك	Pashto: نرى، نازك: لږ، كم: سپك، ك
Portuguese: ligeiro	Romanian: uşor; mic	Russian: слабый; незначительный
Slovak: ľahký, malý, nepatrný	Slovenian: rahel	Serbian: mali
Swedish: svag, obetydlig, liten	Thai: เล็กน้อยมาก	Turkish: hafif, az
Taiwanese: 輕微的，微小	Ukrainian: легкий; незначний	Urdu: خفیف، تھوڑا
Vietnamese: nhẹ, không đáng kể	Chinese: 轻微的，微小
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