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slaɪtslight

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English Synonyms and Antonyms4.0 / 1 vote

  1. slight

    Fine (Latin finis, end) denotes that which has been brought to a full end, finished. From this root-sense many derived meanings branch out, causing words quite remote from each other to be alike synonyms of fine. That which is truly finished, brought to an ideal end, is excellent of its kind, and beautiful, if a thing that admits of beauty; as, a fine house, fine trees, a fine woman, a fine morning; if a thing that admits of the removal of impurities, it is not finished till these are removed, and hence fine signifies clarified, clear, pure, refined; as, fine gold. That which is finished is apt to be polished, smooth to the touch, minutely exact in outline; hence fine comes to be a synonym for all words like dainty, delicate, exquisite; as, fine manners, a fine touch, fine perceptions. As that which is delicate is apt to be small, by an easy extension of meaning fine becomes a synonym for slender, slight, minute, comminuted; as, a fine thread, fine sand; or for filmy, tenuous, thin; as, a fine lace, fine wire; and as a thin edge is keen, sharp, fine becomes also a synonym for these words; as, a fine point, a fine edge. Compare BEAUTIFUL; MINUTE.

    Synonyms:
    beautiful, clarified, clear, comminuted, dainty, delicate, elegant, excellent, exquisite, fine, gauzy, handsome, keen, minute, nice, polished, pure, refined, sensitive, sharp, slender, small, smooth, splendid, subtile, subtle, tenuous, thin

    Antonyms:
    big, blunt, clumsy, coarse, great, heavy, huge, immense, large, rude, stout, thick

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. slightverb

    Synonyms:
    disregard, disdain, acorn, overlook, disparage

    Antonyms:
    regard, respect, notice, observe

  2. slightnoun

    Synonyms:
    neglect, contempt, scorn, disregard

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. rebuff, slightadjective

    a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

    Synonyms:
    snub, repulse, rebuff

    Antonyms:
    important, fat, significant

  2. little(a), slightadjective

    (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"

    Antonyms:
    significant, important, fat

  3. flimsy, fragile, slight, tenuous, thinadjective

    lacking substance or significance

    "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"; a fragile claim to fame"

    Synonyms:
    slender, delicate, sparse, slim, tenuous, fragile, lean, frail, thin, flimsy, little(a), svelte, unconvincing

    Antonyms:
    fat, important, significant

  4. slender, slight, slim, svelteverb

    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"

    Synonyms:
    flimsy, lissome, urbane, lithesome, sylphlike, lissom, tenuous, polished, thin, slender, svelte, slim, little(a), refined, supple, lithe, fragile

    Antonyms:
    significant, fat, important

  5. slight, cold-shoulderverb

    pay no attention to, disrespect

    "She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance"

    Synonyms:
    cold-shoulder

    Antonyms:
    important, fat, significant

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  1. slightadjective

    Synonyms:
    inconsiderable, trivial, insignificant, trifling, petty, paltry, desultory, cursory, superficial, indifferent

  2. slightnoun

    Synonyms:
    neglect, inattention, disregard, snub

  3. slightverb

    Synonyms:
    overlook, neglect, disregard, ignore

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How to use slight in a sentence?

  1. Jonathan DeSimone:

    On the primary side, there's probably a slight edge to loans. From a pure secondary to secondary standpoint, I think there is probably a slight edge to high-yield.

  2. Logan Pearsall Smith:

    A slight touch of friendly malice and amusement towards those we love keeps our affections for them from turning flat.

  3. Davor Gjenero:

    It's going to be very tight but I would say Grabar-Kitarovic has a slight advantage now. Josipovic is perceived as co-responsible for the government's failure.

  4. David Abney:

    There are enough members of Congress that in the past have supported this that we think it is still a slight possibility this year, it would have to be in the lame-duck session, there is no doubt about that. And I am not at all predicting that this is going to happen, I'm saying we think there is a slight chance.

  5. Euripides:

    For with slight efforts how should we obtain great results It is foolish even to desire it.


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