- SLIGHT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
Sleight means "deceitful craftiness" or "stratagem," and slight means "having a slim or delicate build"; a slim person is sometimes described as being "slight of build "
- SLIGHT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
slight adjective (NOT SERIOUS) not dealing with very serious or important subjects, or not needing much serious thought:
- SLIGHT Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
Slight, disregard, neglect, overlook mean to pay no attention or too little attention to someone or something To slight is to give only superficial attention to something important: to slight one's work
- Slight - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com
Every meaning of slight stems from the Old Norse for "small or flimsy " If you have a slight build, you're slim with small bones A slight deviation from your plan is a tiny adjustment As a verb, to slight means to ignore or be indifferent toward someone; it's also the noun for the act of ignoring
- slight - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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 quotations
- Slight - definition of slight by The Free Dictionary
slight′ness, n syn: slight, disregard, neglect, overlook mean to pay no attention or too little attention to someone or something To slight is to ignore or treat as unimportant: to slight one's neighbors To disregard is to ignore or treat without due respect: to disregard the rules
- SLIGHT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
Something that is slight is very small in degree or quantity Doctors say he has made a slight improvement We have a slight problem A slight smile flickered over his face
- SLIGHT Synonyms: 546 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster
Some common synonyms of slight are slender, slim, tenuous, and thin While all these words mean "not thick, broad, abundant, or dense," slight implies smallness as well as thinness
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