SLIGHT

slender, slight, slim, svelte

(adjective) 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”

slight, little(a)

(adjective) (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”

flimsy, fragile, slight, tenuous, thin

(adjective) lacking substance or significance; “slight evidence”; “a tenuous argument”; “a thin plot”; “a fragile claim to fame”

rebuff, slight

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

slight, cold-shoulder

(verb) pay no attention to, disrespect; “She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

slight (comparative slighter, superlative slightest)

Small

gentle or weak, not aggressive or powerful

not thorough; superficial

trifling; unimportant; insignificant

(archaic or rare) not far away in space or time

Synonyms: ignorable, meaningless, negligible, tiny, Thesaurus:tiny, Thesaurus:insignificant

of slender build

Synonyms: lithe, svelte, willowy, Thesaurus:slender

(regional) Even, smooth or level

Synonyms: flat, glassy, slick, Thesaurus:smooth

(especially said of the swa) still; with little or no movement on the surface

(obsolete) Foolish; silly; not intellectual.

Synonyms: daft, fatuous, soft in the head, Thesaurus:foolish

(regional, obsolete) Bad, of poor quality.

Synonyms: flimsy, lousy, shoddy, Thesaurus:low-quality

(dated) Slighting; treating with disdain.

Synonyms: contemptuous, disdainful, scornful, Thesaurus:disdainful

Verb

slight (third-person singular simple present slights, present participle slighting, simple past and past participle slighted)

(transitive) To treat as unimportant or not worthy of attention; to make light of.

(transitive) To give lesser weight or importance to.

Synonym: belittle

Antonyms: respect, value, esteem

(transitive) To treat with disdain or neglect, usually out of prejudice, hatred, or jealousy; to ignore disrespectfully.

Synonyms: contemn, despise

Antonyms: respect, honor

(intransitive) To act negligently or carelessly.

(transitive, military, of a fortification) To render no longer defensible by full or partial demolition.

(transitive) To make even or level.

(transitive) To throw heedlessly.

Noun

slight (plural slights)

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

Synonyms: ignoring, neglect, belittlement

Antonym: respect

(obsolete) Sleight.

Anagrams

• lights

Source: Wiktionary

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Slight, n.

Definition: Sleight. Spenser.

Slight, v. t. Etym: [Cf. D. slechten to level, to demolish.]

1. To overthrow; to demolish. [Obs.] Clarendon.

2. To make even or level. [Obs.] Hexham.

3. To throw heedlessly. [Obs.] The rogue slighted me into the river. Shak.

Slight, a. [Compar. Slighter; superl. Slightest.] Etym: [OE. sli, sleght, probably from OD. slicht, slecht, simple, plain, D. slecht; akin to OFries. sliucht, G. schlecht, schlicht, OHG. sleht smooth, simple, Icel. sl smooth, Sw. slät, Goth. slaíhts; or uncertain origin.]

1. 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. "At one slight bound." Milton. Slight is the subject, but not so the praise. Pope. Some firmly embrace doctrines upon slight grounds. Locke.

2. Not stout or heavy; slender. His own figure, which was formerly so slight. Sir W. Scott.

3. Foolish; silly; weak in intellect. Hudibras.

Slight, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slighted; p. pr. & vb. n. Slighting.]

Definition: To disregard, as of little value and unworthy of notice; to make light of; as, to slight the divine commands. Milton. The wretch who slights the bounty of the skies. Cowper. To slight off, to treat slightingly; to drive off; to remove. [R.] -- To slight over, to run over in haste; to perform superficially; to treat carelessly; as, to slight over a theme. "They will but slight it over." Bacon.

Syn.

– To neglect; disregard; disdain; scorn.

– Slight, Neglect. To slight is stronger than to neglect. We may neglect a duty or person from inconsiderateness, or from being over- occupied in other concerns. To slight is always a positive and intentional act, resulting from feelings of dislike or contempt. We ought to put a kind construction on what appears neglect on the part of a friend; but when he slights us, it is obvious that he is our friend no longer. Beware . . . lest the like befall . . . If they transgress and slight that sole command. Milton. This my long-sufferance, and my day of grace, Those who neglect and scorn shall never taste. Milton.

Slight, n.

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

Syn.

– Neglect; disregard; inattention; contempt; disdain; scorn; disgrace; indignity; disparagement.

Slight, adv.

Definition: Slightly. [Obs. or Poetic] Think not so slight of glory. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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