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slight
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- pronunciation:
- slaIt
- parts of speech:
- adjective, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
slighter, slightest |
| definition 1: |
"Slight" means very small. When there is a slight change in the weather it means that there is a very small change in the weather. If you have a slight cold, you have a cold, but it is not very bad. If you made a slight mistake, you made just a very small mistake.
The twins look the same, but there is a slight difference between them.Carlos had only a slight fever this morning, but he felt pretty sick by the afternoon.There is only a slight chance of rain tomorrow, so we'll probably get to go to the beach.- synonyms:
- light, little, small
- antonyms:
- considerable, extreme, intense
- similar words:
- minor, outside, remote, slim
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| definition 2: |
If someone is slight, their body is small and thin.
Jockeys are people who ride horses in races. They always have slight bodies because horses can go faster if they don't have to carry much weight.- synonyms:
- slender, slim, thin
- similar words:
- narrow
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| related words: |
faint, gentle, modest, shallow, short, slender, slim, soft, thin, weak |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
slights, slighting, slighted |
| definition: |
When you slight someone, you ignore them or treat them as if they are not important.
Kayla couldn't understand why her friend Rachel had been slighting her recently, and she felt really hurt.- antonyms:
- respect
- similar words:
- cut, ignore, insult, neglect
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| related words: |
offend, reject, scorn |
| derivations: |
slightly (adv.), slightness (n.) |
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