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slight·ness
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Princeton's WordNet
pettiness, triviality, slightness, puninessnoun
the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous
delicacy, slightnessnoun
smallness of stature
slenderness, slightness, slimnessnoun
the property of an attractively thin person
Wiktionary
slightnessnoun
The property of being slight, smallness, petiteness
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Slightnessnoun
Etymology: from slight.
Where gentry, title, wisdom,
Cannot conclude but by the yea and no
Of gen’ral ignorance, it must omit
Real necessities, and give way the while
T’ unstable slightness. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.What strong cries must they be that shall drown so loud a clamour of impieties? and how does it reproach the slightness of our sleepy heartless addresses? Decay of Piety.
Webster Dictionary
Slightnessnoun
the quality or state of being slight; slenderness; feebleness; superficiality; also, formerly, negligence; indifference; disregard
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of slightness in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of slightness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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- القلةArabic
- SlabostCzech
- ubetydeligeDanish
- GeringfügigkeitGerman
- ελαφρότηταGreek
- LigerezaSpanish
- اندکیPersian
- lievyysFinnish
- La légèretéFrench
- slightnessHindi
- slightnessHungarian
- kerapuhanIndonesian
- slightnessItalian
- קלותHebrew
- 軽度Japanese
- 경도Korean
- tenuitasLatin
- slightnessDutch
- slightnessNorwegian
- LekkośćPolish
- LevezaPortuguese
- slightnessRomanian
- slightnessRussian
- slightnessSwedish
- slightnessTamil
- slightnessTelugu
- ความเบาThai
- hafiflikTurkish
- НезначністьUkrainian
- تھوکتاUrdu
- Sự nhẹ nhàngVietnamese
- סליגהטנעססYiddish
- 细长Chinese
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