SLIGHT


Meaning of SLIGHT in English

n. 25B6; adjective

the chance of success is slight : SMALL, modest, tiny, minute, inappreciable, negligible, insignificant, minimal, remote, slim, faint; informal minuscule; formal exiguous.

the book is a slight work : MINOR, inconsequential, trivial, unimportant, lightweight, superficial, shallow.

Elizabeth's slight figure : SLIM, slender, petite, diminutive, small, delicate, dainty.

considerable.

25B6; verb he had been slighted : INSULT, snub, rebuff, repulse, spurn, treat disrespectfully, give someone the cold shoulder, cut (dead), scorn; informal give someone the brush-off, freeze out, stiff-arm.

respect.

25B6; noun an unintended slight : INSULT, affront, snub, rebuff; informal put-down, dig.

compliment.

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