English noun: slightness | |||
1. | slightness (attribute) the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous | ||
Synonyms | pettiness, puniness, triviality | ||
Broader (hypernym) | unimportance | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | joke | ||
2. | slightness (attribute) smallness of stature | ||
Synonyms | delicacy | ||
Broader (hypernym) | littleness, smallness | ||
3. | slightness (attribute) the property of an attractively thin person | ||
Synonyms | slenderness, slimness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | leanness, spareness, thinness | ||