slight
[ slahyt ]
/ slaɪt /
adjective, slight·er, slight·est.
verb (used with object)
noun
an act or instance of slighting or being slighted: The critics’ slights led her to change direction in her work.
a pointed and contemptuous discourtesy; affront: She considered not being invited an unforgivable slight.
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
SYNONYMS FOR slight
3 See
slender.
4 weak, feeble, fragile.
5 unsubstantial, inconsiderable.
6 disdain, scorn.
Slight,
disregard,
neglect,
overlook mean to pay no attention or too little attention to someone or something. To
slight is to give only superficial attention to something important:
to slight one's work. To
disregard is to pay no attention to a person or thing:
to disregard the rules; in some circumstances, to
disregard may be admirable:
to disregard a handicap. To
neglect is to shirk paying sufficient attention to a person or thing:
to neglect one's correspondence. To
overlook is to fail to see someone or something (possibly because of carelessness):
to overlook a bill that is due.
9 neglect, disregard, inattention.
10 See
insult.
OTHER WORDS FROM slight
Words nearby slight
sliding vector,
slier,
sliest,
slieve,
slieve donard,
slight,
slighting,
slightly,
sligo,
slily,
slim
Example sentences from the Web for slight
British Dictionary definitions for slight
slight
/ (slaɪt) /
adjective
verb (tr)
noun
an act or omission indicating supercilious neglect or indifference
Derived forms of slight
slightness, nounWord Origin for slight
C13: from Old Norse
slēttr smooth; related to Old High German
slehtr, Gothic
slaihts, Middle Dutch
slecht simple
Idioms and Phrases with slight
slight
see in the least (slightest).