adj. 1 small, little, minor, negligible, unlikely, insignificant, inconsequential There is always a slight chance that you might be wrong, you know 2 trifling, tiny, slender, minute, infinitesimal; trace, perceptible He didn't attach the slightest importance to the rumours that were going round You'd best wash it again, as there is still a slight odour of garlic. 3 small, short, petite, thin, slim, slender, delicate, diminutive, tiny, miniature, bantam, wee, pocket, pocket-sized, US vest-pocket, Colloq pint-sized Charlotte's slight build seems totally unaffected by the amount she eats 4 insubstantial or unsubstantial, weak, feeble, delicate, dainty, frail, unstable, fragile, flimsy, lightly made or built, precarious, inadequate, rickety, insecure This table is too slight to support the computer and the printer His arguments were far too slight to carry conviction.
v. 5 disregard, ignore, disdain, scorn, snub, rebuff, cut, disrespect, cold-shoulder He thought she had slighted him deliberately at the dance 6 insult, offend, affront, mortify, diminish, minimize, depreciate, disparage Siobhan felt slighted by Harry's inattention
n. 7 insult, affront, slur, indignity, outrage, offence, disrespect It is hard to understand why she tolerates his persistent slights 8 inattention, neglect, disregard, indifference, snub, cold shoulder, coldness, ill-treatment Perhaps she misinterprets his obsessive occupation in his work as a slight to her