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[ adjective ] having little substance or significance

Synonyms

thin tenuous flimsy

Examples

"a flimsy excuse" "slight evidence" "a tenuous argument" "a thin plot"

Used in print

(Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)

We have staved_off a war and , since our behavior has involved all these elements , we can only keep adding to our ritual without daring to abandon any part of_it , since we have not the slightest notion which parts are effective .

(Frederick Mosteller et al., Probability with...)

Obviously , very slight changes in p do not change the probabilities much , and a slight lack of independence may not make an appreciable difference .

Obviously , very slight changes in p do not change the probabilities much , and a slight lack of independence may not make an appreciable difference .

(Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)

To light industry , the economies of being on one floor are much slighter , but efficiency_engineers usually believe_in them , and manufacturers looking_for ways to cut costs cannot be prevented from turning_to efficiency_engineers .

Related terms

weak

2
[ noun ] a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

Synonyms

rebuff

Used in print

(Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)

And it is certainly no slight to either of them to compare both their achievements and their impact .

3
[ adjective ] almost no or (with "a) at least some; very little

Examples

"there's slight chance that it will work" "there's a slight chance it will work"

Used in print

(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)

If the record buyer 's tastes are somewhat eclectic or even the slightest bit esoteric , he will find them satisfied on educational records .

(Harry H. Hull, "The Normal Forces and Their Ther...)

The instrument used for this work was a slight modification of that previously described .

(LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)

There was a slight lapse condition , a moderate fog , and 100 per_cent relative_humidity .

(M. Yokoyama et al., "Chemical and serological...)

As_expected , most of the activity was found in Fraction * * f , with slight activity seen in Fraction 4 , - 1 .

(Clifford H. Pope, The Giant Snakes....)

about three years are required , there being a possible slight difference between males and females in the time required .

Related terms

little

4
[ adjective ] being of delicate or slender build

Synonyms

slender slim

Examples

"she was slender as a willow shoot is slender"- Frank Norris "a slim girl with straight blonde hair" "watched her slight figure cross the street"

Related terms

thin

5
[ verb ] pay no attention to, disrespect

Synonyms

cold-shoulder

Examples

"She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance"

Related terms

dismiss snub

6
[ verb ] give little or no attention to

Examples

"Disregard the errors"

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