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Definitions for Slight

[1] small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase; a slight odor.
[2] of little importance, influence, etc.; trivial: a slight cut.
[3] slender or slim; not heavily built.
[4] frail; flimsy; delicate: a slight fabric.
[5] of little substance or strength.
[6] to treat as of little importance.
[7] to treat (someone) with indifference; ignore, especially pointedly or contemptuously; snub: to be slighted by society.
[8] to do negligently; scamp: to slight one's studies.
[9] an act or instance of slighting or being slighted: The critics’ slights led her to change direction in her work.
[10] a pointed and contemptuous discourtesy; affront: She considered not being invited an unforgivable slight.
[11] small in quantity or extent
[12] of small importance; trifling
[13] slim and delicate
[14] lacking in strength or substance
[15] Southwest English dialect ill
[16] to show indifference or disregard for (someone); snub
[17] to treat as unimportant or trifling
[18] US to devote inadequate attention to (work, duties, etc)
[19] an act or omission indicating supercilious neglect or indifference

Words related to Slight

superficial, slim, meager, slender, modest, negligible, trivial, minor, rejection, affront, snub, scorn, disparage, petty, off, scanty, fat, piddling, outside, remote

Words nearby Slight

sliding vector, slier, sliest, slieve, slieve donard, slight, slighting, slightly, sligo, slily, slim

Origin of Slight

1250–1300; Middle English (adj.) smooth, sleek, slender; compare Old English -sliht- in eorth-slihtes even with ground; cognate with German schlicht, Old Norse slēttr, Gothic slaihts smooth

Other words from Slight

slight·er , noun
slight·ly , adverb
slight·ness , noun
o·ver·slight , adjective
un·slight·ed , adjective

Word origin for Slight

C13: from Old Norse slēttr smooth; related to Old High German slehtr, Gothic slaihts, Middle Dutch slecht simple

Synonyms for Slight

meager, minor, modest, negligible, slender, slim, superficial, trivial, fat, off, outside, petty, piddling, remote, scanty, trifling, feeble, inconsiderable, insubstantial, paltry, sparse, unessential, unimportant, weak