slight (redirected from slightest)

slight  (slt)

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.

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[Middle English, slender, smooth, possibly of Scandinavian origin; see lei- in Indo-European roots.]

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slightness n.

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slight

Adjective

1. small in quantity or extent: a slight improvement

2. not very important or lacking in substance: her political career was honourable but relatively slight

3. slim and delicate

Verb

to insult (someone) by behaving rudely; snub

Noun

an act of snubbing (someone) [Old Norse slēttr smooth]

slightly adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	slight - a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval) rebuff offense, offensive activity, discourtesy, offence - a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others cold shoulder, snub, cut - a refusal to recognize someone you know; "the snub was clearly intentional" silent treatment - an aloof refusal to speak to someone you know
Verb	1.	slight - pay no attention to, disrespect; "She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance" cold-shoulder brush aside, brush off, discount, dismiss, disregard, ignore, push aside - bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances"
Adj.	1.	slight - (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" little less - (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree; "of less importance"; "less time to spend with the family"; "a shower uses less water"; "less than three years old"
	2.	slight - lacking substance or significance; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"; a fragile claim to fame" flimsy, fragile, tenuous, thin unimportant, insignificant - devoid of importance, meaning, or force
	3.	slight - 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" slender, slim, svelte lean, thin - lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare

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slight

adjective 1. small, minor, insignificant, negligible, weak, modest, trivial, superficial, feeble, trifling, meagre, unimportant, paltry, measly, insubstantial, scanty, inconsiderable << OPPOSITE large

adjective 2. slim, small, delicate, spare, fragile, lightly-built << OPPOSITE sturdy

verb 3. snub, insult, ignore, rebuff, affront, neglect, put down, despise, scorn, disdain, disparage, cold-shoulder, treat with contempt, show disrespect for, give offence or umbrage to << OPPOSITE compliment

noun 4. insult, snub, affront, contempt, disregard, indifference, disdain, rebuff, disrespect, slap in the face (informal) inattention, discourtesy, (the) cold shoulder << OPPOSITE compliment

Translations

slight [slaɪt] adj (= slim) → delgado (= frail); delicado; [pain etc] → leve (= trifling); insignificante (= small); pequeño

n → desaire m

vt (= offend) → ofender, desairar;

a slight improvement → una ligera mejora;

not in the slightest → en absoluto;

there's not the slightest possibility → no hay la menor or más mínima posibilidad

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slight [slaɪt] adj (= slim) → mince, menu(e) (= frail); frêle (= trivial); faible, insignifiant(e) (= small); petit(e) → léger/ère;

(before n)

n → offense f, affront m

vt (= offend) → blesser, offenser;

the slightest → le (or la) moindre;

not in the slightest → pas le moins du monde, pas du tout

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slight [slaɪt] adj → zierlich;

(small) → gering;

(error, accent, pain etc) → leicht;

(trivial) → leicht

n a slight (on sb/sth) → ein Affront m (gegen jdn/etw);

the slightest noise → der geringste Lärm;

the slightest problem → das kleinste Problem;

I haven't the slightest idea → ich habe nicht die geringste Ahnung;

not in the slightest → nicht im Geringsten

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slight [slaɪt] adj (= slim) → snello/a, sottile (= frail); delicato/a, fragile (= trivial); insignificante (= small); piccolo/a

n → offesa, affronto

vt (= offend) → offendere, fare un affronto a;

the slightest → il minimo (or la minima);

not in the slightest → affatto, neppure per sogno