Definitions for slight
slaɪtslight

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. rebuff, slightadjective

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

2. little(a), slightadjective

   (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. flimsy, fragile, slight, tenuous, thinadjective

   lacking substance or significance

   "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"; a fragile claim to fame"

4. slender, slight, slim, svelteverb

   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. slight, cold-shoulderverb

   pay no attention to, disrespect

   "She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. slightnoun

   The act of slighting; a deliberate act of neglect or discourtesy.

2. slightnoun

   Sleight.

3. slightverb

   To treat as slight or not worthy of attention, to make light of.

4. slightverb

   To treat with disdain or neglect.

5. slightverb

   To act negligently or carelessly.

6. slightverb

   To render no longer defensible by full or partial demolition.

7. slightverb

   To make even or level.

8. slightverb

   To throw heedlessly.

9. slightadjective

   Small, weak or gentle; not decidedly marked; not forcible; inconsiderable; unimportant; insignificant; not severe.

10. slightadjective

    Not stout or heavy; slender.

    a slight but graceful woman

11. slightadjective

    Foolish; silly; weak in intellect.

12. Etymology: From sliht, from slihtaz.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Slightadjective

   Etymology: slicht, Dutch.

   1. Small; worthless; inconsiderable.

   Is Cæsar with Antonius priz’d so slight? William Shakespeare.

   Their arms, their arts, their manners I disclose,
   Slight is the subject, but the praise not small,
   If heav’n assist, and Phœbus hear my call. Dryden.

   Slight is the subject, but not so the praise;
   If she inspire, and he approve my lays. Alexander Pope.

   2. Not important; not cogent; weak.

   Some firmly embrace doctrines upon slight grounds, some upon no grounds, and some contrary to appearance. John Locke.

   3. Negligent; not vehement; not done with effect.

   The shaking of the head is a gesture of slight refusal. Francis Bacon.

   He in contempt
   At one slight bound high overleap’d all bound. John Milton.

   4. Foolish; weak of mind.

   No beast ever was so slight
   For man, as for his God, to fight. Hudibras.

   5. Not strong; thin; as a slight silk.

2. Slightnoun

   Etymology: from the adjective.

   1. Neglect; contempt; act of scorn.

   People in misfortune construe unavoidable accidents into slights or neglects. Clarissa.

   2. Artifice; cunning practice. See Sleight.

   As boisterous a thing as force is, it rarely atchieves any thing but under the conduct of fraud. Slight of hand has done that, which force of hand could never do. South.

   After Nic had bambouzled John a while, what with slight of hand, and taking from his own score, and adding to John’s, Nic brought the balance to his own side. Arbuthnot.

3. To Slightverb

   Etymology: from the adjective.

   1. To neglect; to disregard.

   Beware lest they transgress and slight that sole command. John Milton.

   You cannot expect your son should have any regard for one whom he sees you slight. John Locke.

   2. To throw carelessly, unless in this passage to slight be the same with to sling.

   The rogues slighted me into the river, with as little remorse as they would have drowned puppies. William Shakespeare.

   3.

   Junius, .

   4. To Slight over. To treat or perform carelessly.

   These men, when they have promised great matters, and failed most shamefully, if they have the perfection of boldness, will but slight it over, and no more ado. Francis Bacon, Essays.

   His death and your deliverance
   Were themes that ought not to be slighted over. Dryden.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Slightnoun

   sleight

2. Slightverb

   to overthrow; to demolish

3. Slightverb

   to make even or level

4. Slightverb

   to throw heedlessly

5. 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

6. Slight

   not stout or heavy; slender

7. Slight

   foolish; silly; weak in intellect

8. Slightverb

   to disregard, as of little value and unworthy of notice; to make light of; as, to slight the divine commands

9. Slightnoun

   the act of slighting; the manifestation of a moderate degree of contempt, as by neglect or oversight; neglect; indignity

10. Slightadverb

    slightly

11. Etymology: [OE. slit, sleght, probably from OD. slicht, slecht, simple, plain, D. slecht; akin to OFries. sliucht, G. schlecht, schlicht, OHG. sleht smooth, simple, Icel. slttr smooth, Sw. slt, Goth. slahts; or uncertain origin.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Slight

   slīt, adj. weak: slender: of little value: trifling: small: negligent: not decided, superficial, cursory: slighting, disdainful.—v.t. to disregard, as of little value: to neglect: (obs.) to demolish, smooth.—n. neglect: disregard, an act of discourtesy.—advs. Slight′ingly; Slight′ly.—n. Slight′ness. [Old Low Ger. slicht, plain; Dut. slecht, bad, Ger. schlecht, straight.]

2. Slight

   slīt, n. (Spens.), sleight, device, trick.

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'slight' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3373

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'slight' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3217

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'slight' in Adjectives Frequency: #349

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1. lights

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of slight in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of slight in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of slight in a Sentence

1. Dan Goldenberg:

   While it's good to see a slight improvement in overall veteran unemployment rates, young, post-9/11 veterans are still unemployed at a rate almost 50 percent greater than their peers.

2. Michael Collins:

   There is an area that is considerably more illuminated than the surrounding area, it just has seems to have a slight amount of fluorescence to it. A crater can be seen, and the area around the crater is quite bright.

3. President Barack Obama:

   I apologize for the slight delay; even presidents have problems with toner.

4. Designer Anya Hindmarch:

   The Britishness of the brand is quite fresh in a way, it's slight different perhaps, so it's an exciting time for us.

5. George Goethals:

   Faith in the ability of a leader is of slight service unless it be united with faith in his justice.

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