Slight - Definition
slight
adj 1: (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or
degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least
some; "little rain fell in May"; "gave it little
thought"; "little time is left"; "we still have little
money"; "a little hope remained"; "there's slight chance
that it will work"; "there's a slight chance it will
work" [syn: little(a), slight] [ant: much(a)]
2: lacking substance or significance; "slight evidence"; "a
tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"; a fragile claim to fame"
[syn: flimsy, fragile, slight, tenuous, thin]
3: being of delicate or slender build; "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" [syn: slender, slight, slim, svelte]
n 1: a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of
anger or disapproval) [syn: rebuff, slight]
v 1: pay no attention to, disrespect; "She cold-shouldered her
ex-fiance" [syn: slight, cold-shoulder]