slight (sl t)adj. slight·er, slight·est 1. Small in size, degree, or amount: a slight tilt; a slight surplus. 2. Lacking strength, substance, or solidity; frail: a slight foundation; slight evidence. 3. Of small importance or consideration; trifling: slight matters. 4. Small and slender in build or construction; delicate. tr.v. slight·ed, slight·ing, slights 1. To treat as of small importance; make light of. 2. To treat with discourteous reserve or inattention. 3. To do negligently or thoughtlessly; scant. n. 1. The act or an instance of slighting. 2. A deliberate discourtesy; a snub: "It is easier to recount grievances and slights than it is to set down a broad redress of such grievances and slights" (Elizabeth Kenny). [Middle English, slender, smooth, possibly of Scandinavian origin; see lei- in Indo-European roots.] slight  ness n. |
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