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SLIGHT definition: 1. small in amount or degree: 2. not at all: 3. (of people) thin and delicate: . Learn more.
Definition of slight adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a. : having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body. b. : lacking in strength or substance : flimsy, frail. c. : deficient in weight, solidity, or importance : trivial. a slight movie. 2. : small of its kind or in amount. a slight chance. a slight odor of gas. slightly adverb. slightness noun. 2 of 3. verb.
slight, disregard, neglect, overlook mean to pay no attention or too little attention to someone or something. To slight is to give only superficial attention to something important: to slight one's work.
SLIGHT definition: 1. small and not important: 2. Someone who is slight is thin. 3. an action or remark that insults…. Learn more.
Slight, disregard, neglect, overlook mean to pay no attention or too little attention to someone or something. To slight is to give only superficial attention to something important: to slight one's work.
Anything slight is very small. There's a slight chance you'll run into a celebrity in New York City — in other words, don't count on it. A slight is also an insult, like giving someone the cold shoulder.
