slight

slight is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

sleep - slight - slow

Pronunciation

• enPR: slīt, IPA ^(key): /slaɪt/
• (US) IPA ^(key): [sl̥ɐɪʔ]

• Audio (US)

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• Homophone: sleight

Adjective

Positive slight

Comparative slighter

Superlative slightest

1. (usually before a noun) A slight increase, difference, etc. is a small change.

   This year's 5.6% level is a slight increase from last year's 5.4%.

   Don't worry about me. It's just a slight pain

   I don't have the slightest idea what she meant.

2. If someone is slight, they are thin.

   Out stepped a slight, middle-aged woman who smiled kindly.

Synonyms

• minor
• insignificant
• thin
• slim

Antonyms

• big
• major
• significant

Related words

• slightly

Verb

Plain form slight

Third-person singular slights

Past tense slighted

Past participle slighted

Present participle slighting

1. If you slight someone, you treat them as if they were not important.

   Ever since that time, he's been slighted by his fellow workers.

Synonyms

• disrespect

Noun

Singular slight

Plural slights

1. A slight is when you are not polite to someone.

   Has she forgiven him for his slight?

Synonyms

• insult