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slight (noun)

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  • slight´ness — slight «slyt», adjective, verb, noun. –adj. 1. not much; not important; small: »I have a slight headache. One slice of bread is a slight lunch. I hardly felt that slight scratch. Therefore I am glad to take this slight occasion this trifling… …   Useful english dictionary

  • slight — I adjective ancillary, auxiliary, diminutive, exiguous, exiguus, immaterial, inappreciable, inconsequential, inconsiderable, inferior, insignificant, levis, light, limited, little, meager, mean, minor, minute, modest, negligible, niggardly,… …   Law dictionary

  • slight — ► ADJECTIVE 1) small in degree; inconsiderable. 2) not profound or substantial. 3) not sturdy and strongly built. ► VERB ▪ insult (someone) by treating them without proper respect or attention. ► NOUN ▪ an insult …   English terms dictionary

  • slight falcon — noun Etymology: slight (I) : falcon gentle …   Useful english dictionary

  • slight negligence — noun Etymology: slight (I) : failure to exercise the great degree of care commonly exercised by an extraordinarily prudent person compare gross negligence, ordinary negligence …   Useful english dictionary

  • slight care — noun such care as a careless or inattentive person would exercise • Hypernyms: ↑care, ↑charge, ↑tutelage, ↑guardianship …   Useful english dictionary

  • slight — I UK [slaɪt] / US adjective Word forms slight : adjective slight comparative slighter superlative slightest *** 1) [usually before noun] small in size, amount, or degree a slight increase in temperature Jill gave a slight smile. I haven t given… …   English dictionary

  • slight — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, smooth, slight, probably from Old English sliht (in eorth slihtes level with the ground); akin to Old High German sleht smooth, slīhhan to glide more at slick Date: 14th century 1. a. having a slim or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • slight — slight1 [ slaıt ] adjective *** 1. ) usually before noun small in size, amount, or degree: a slight increase in temperature Jill gave a slight smile. I haven t given the slightest thought to my vacation plans. 2. ) thin, not very tall, and not… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • slight — slight1 W3S2 [slaıt] adj comparative slighter superlative slightest [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from Middle Dutch slicht] 1.) [usually before noun] small in degree ≠ ↑big ▪ a slight improvement ▪ a slight increase …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • slight — [[t]sla͟ɪt[/t]] ♦♦♦ slighter, slightest, slights, slighting, slighted 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n 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… …   English dictionary

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