Dictionary and Thesaurus

Definition of Slight

• (n.) Sleight.
• (v. t.) To overthrow; to demolish.
• (v. t.) To make even or level.
• (v. t.) To throw heedlessly.
• (superl.) Not decidedly marked; not forcible; inconsiderable; unimportant; insignificant; not severe; weak; gentle; -- applied in a great variety of circumstances; as, a slight (i. e., feeble) effort; a slight (i. e., perishable) structure; a slight (i. e., not deep) impression; a slight (i. e., not convincing) argument; a slight (i. e., not thorough) examination; slight (i. e., not severe) pain, and the like.
• (superl.) Not stout or heavy; slender.
• (superl.) Foolish; silly; weak in intellect.
• (v. t.) To disregard, as of little value and unworthy of notice; to make light of; as, to slight the divine commands.
• (n.) The act of slighting; the manifestation of a moderate degree of contempt, as by neglect or oversight; neglect; indignity.
• (adv.) Slightly.

Synonyms of Slight

• Rebuff
• Cold-Shoulder
• Little
• Flimsy
• Fragile
• Tenuous
• Thin
• Slender
• Slim
• Svelte

Antonyms of Slight

• Much

Homophones of Slight

• Sleight