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slight
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- pronunciation:
- slaIt
- parts of speech:
- adjective, verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, verb, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
slighter, slightest |
| definition 1: |
small in amount or degree.
The slight breeze ruffled her hair.- synonyms:
- light, little, scant, small
- antonyms:
- considerable, extreme, intense
- similar words:
- meager, minor, outside, remote, scarce, slim
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| definition 2: |
not important; insignificant.
He made a slight error on the test but still got a good grade.- synonyms:
- insignificant, petty, trivial, unimportant
- antonyms:
- important
- similar words:
- irrelevant, minor, small
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| definition 3: |
thin; slender.
Most jockeys have a slight build.- synonyms:
- lean, slender, slim, spare, thin
- antonyms:
- burly, stocky
- similar words:
- gaunt, lanky, narrow, scrawny
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| related words: |
faint, flimsy, gentle, idle, modest, puny, scant, shallow, short, sketchy, slender, slim, soft, thin, weak |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
slights, slighting, slighted |
| definition: |
to give little attention to.
She is slighting her work today.- similar words:
- neglect, skim
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| related words: |
affront, offend, scorn, turn one's back on |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
an act of ignoring another or treating with neglect; snub.
She didn't invite me to the party and I was confused by the slight.- synonyms:
- snub
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| related words: |
affront, disregard, insult, neglect |
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| derivations: |
slightly (adv.), slightness (n.) |
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