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English adjective: slight | |||
| 1. | slight (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some | ||
| Samples | 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 | ||
| Similar | small | ||
| See also | less | ||
| Antonyms | much | ||
| 2. | slight lacking substance or significance | ||
| Samples | Slight evidence. A tenuous argument. A thin plot. A fragile claim to fame. | ||
| Synonyms | flimsy, fragile, tenuous, thin | ||
| Similar | insignificant, unimportant | ||
| Antonyms | significant, important | ||
| 3. | slight being of delicate or slender build | ||
| Samples | She was slender as a willow shoot is slender. A slim girl with straight blonde hair. Watched her slight figure cross the street. | ||
| Synonyms | slender, slim, svelte | ||
| Similar | lean, thin | ||
| Antonyms | fat | ||
English noun: slight | |||
| 1. | slight (act) a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval) | ||
| Synonyms | rebuff | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | discourtesy, offence, offense, offensive activity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cold shoulder, cut, silent treatment, snub | ||
English verb: slight | |||
| 1. | slight (cognition) pay no attention to, disrespect | ||
| Samples | She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance. | ||
| Synonyms | cold-shoulder | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | brush aside, brush off, discount, dismiss, disregard, ignore, push aside | ||
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