slight meaning and definition

SLIGHT noun

Definition of slight (noun)

1. a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
   • synonyms: rebuff

SLIGHT verb

Definition of slight (verb)

1. pay no attention to, disrespect
   • "She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance"
   • synonyms: cold-shoulder

SLIGHT adjective

Definition of slight (adjective)

1. (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"
   • synonyms: little
   • antonym: much
2. lacking substance or significance
   • "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"; a fragile claim to fame"
   • synonyms: flimsy, fragile, tenuous, thin
3. 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"
   • synonyms: slender, slim, svelte