SLIGHTNESS

slenderness, slightness, slimness

(noun) the property of an attractively thin person

delicacy, slightness

(noun) smallness of stature

pettiness, triviality, slightness, puniness

(noun) the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

slightness (plural slightnesses)

The property of being slight, smallness, petiteness

Poor nutrition explained his slightness.

Source: Wiktionary


Slight"ness, n.

Definition: The quality or state of being slight; slenderness; feebleness; superficiality; also, formerly, negligence; indifference; disregard.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

3 July 2024

DITHER

(noun) an excited state of agitation; “he was in a dither”; “there was a terrible flap about the theft”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.

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