slight
adjective
1. (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some
- there's slight chance that it will work
- there's a slight chance it will work
Similar word(s): small, less, little
2. lacking substance or significance
- slight evidence
Similar word(s): insignificant, unimportant, flimsy, fragile, tenuous, thin
3. being of delicate or slender build
- watched her slight figure cross the street
Similar word(s): lean, thin, slender, slim, svelte
Sentences with slight as an adjective:
- a slight (i.e. feeble) effort;
- a slight but graceful woman
noun
1. a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
Similar word(s): rebuff
Definition categories: act, discourtesy, offence, offense