slight
/slaɪt/
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Also a noun and a verb
Meaning
Small in degree, size, or amount.
There is a slight chance of rain later this afternoon.
Did you notice any slight differences between the two designs?
Slender and delicately built.
The dancer had a slight frame that belied her incredible physical strength.
He looks slight, but he can carry heavy boxes up three flights of stairs.
Collocations
- slight chance
- slight difference
- slight increase
- slight hesitation
- slight build
Antonyms
- considerable
- substantial
- stocky
See also not in the slightest
Meaning
An insult or act of disrespectful neglect.
He took her failure to reply as a personal slight.
Were those minor omissions meant as deliberate slights against the team?
Collocations
- personal slight
Synonyms
- affront
- insult
Meaning
To treat someone or something with disrespect or disdainful neglect.
She felt slighted when colleagues failed to invite her to the project meeting.
The host never intentionally slights any guests who arrive late.
How it's used
This means “treat someone with disrespect”
- slight the guest
“slight him.”
She didn't mean to slight her coworker by leaving him off the email.
Collocations
- feel slighted
Synonyms
- snub