Meaning of slight
Definition of slight
(adj)
(quantifier
used
with
mass
nouns)
small
in
quantity
or degree; not
much
or
almost
none
or (with `a') at
least
some; "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"
lacking
substance
or significance; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a
thin
plot"; "a fragile
claim
to fame"
being
of
delicate
or slender build; "she was slender as a
willow
shoot
is slender"- Frank Norris; "a
slim
girl
with
straight
blonde
hair"; "watched her
slight
figure
cross
the street"
(noun)
a
deliberate
discourteous
act (usually as an
expression
of
anger
or disapproval)
(verb)
pay no
attention
to, disrespect; "She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance"
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