slightness

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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	slightness - the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous puniness, triviality, pettiness unimportance - the quality of not being important or worthy of note joke - a triviality not to be taken seriously; "I regarded his campaign for mayor as a joke"
	2.	slightness - smallness of stature delicacy littleness, smallness - the property of having a relatively small size
	3.	slightness - the property of an attractively thin person slimness, slenderness leanness, spareness, thinness - the property of having little body fat

Translations

slightness [ˈslaɪtnɪs] N

1. [of difference, change, improvement, increase] → insignificancia f; [of injury, problem] → levedad f, poca importancia f; [of accent] → lo poco marcado; [of movement] → lo leve

2. (= slimness) → delgadez f, lo menudo

slightness

n

(of person, build) → Zierlichkeit f

(= triviality) → Geringfügigkeit f; (of acquaintance) → Flüchtigkeit f