slight
adjective
[ slʌɪt ]
• small in degree; inconsiderable.
• "a slight increase"
Similar:
small,
modest,
little,
tiny,
minute,
inappreciable,
imperceptible,
infinitesimal,
hardly worth mentioning,
negligible,
inconsiderable,
insignificant,
minimal,
marginal,
remote,
scant,
slim,
outside,
faint,
vague,
subtle,
gentle,
minuscule,
exiguous,
• (of a person or their build) not sturdy; thin or slender.
• "she was slight and delicate-looking"
Similar:
slim,
slender,
slightly built,
petite,
diminutive,
small,
delicate,
dainty,
small-boned,
elfin,
thin,
skinny,
size-zero,
spare,
puny,
undersized,
frail,
weak,
wee,
pint-sized,
pocket-size,
gracile,
attenuate,
slight
verb
• insult (someone) by treating or speaking of them without proper respect or attention.
• "he was desperate not to slight a guest"
Similar:
insult,
snub,
rebuff,
repulse,
spurn,
treat disrespectfully,
give someone the cold shoulder,
cold-shoulder,
brush off,
turn one's back on,
keep at arm's length,
disregard,
ignore,
cut (dead),
neglect,
take no notice of,
disdain,
scorn,
give someone the brush-off,
freeze out,
stiff-arm,
knock back,
give someone the go-by,
misprize,
scout,
insulting,
disparaging,
belittling,
derogatory,
disrespectful,
denigratory,
uncomplimentary,
pejorative,
abusive,
offensive,
defamatory,
slanderous,
libellous,
scurrilous,
disdainful,
scornful,
contemptuous,
bitchy,
contumelious,
• raze or destroy (a fortification).
• "a Council determined whether the Fort should be kept or slighted"
slight
noun
• an insult caused by a failure to show someone proper respect or attention.
• "an unintended slight can create grudges"
Similar:
insult,
affront,
slur,
disparaging remark,
snub,
rebuff,
rejection,
spurning,
cold-shouldering,
disregard,
rudeness,
disrespect,
disdain,
scorn,
put-down,
dig,
brush-off,
kick in the teeth,
slap in the face,
Origin:
Middle English; the adjective from Old Norse sléttr ‘smooth’ (an early sense in English), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch slechts ‘merely’ and German schlicht ‘simple’, schlecht ‘bad’; the verb (originally in the sense ‘make smooth or level’), from Old Norse slétta . The sense ‘treat with disrespect’ dates from the late 16th century.
