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| 1. | [ adjective ] having little substance or significance | |
| Synonyms: | thin tenuous flimsy | |
| Examples: | "a flimsy excuse" "slight evidence" "a tenuous argument" "a thin plot" |
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| Related terms: | weak | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval) | |
| Synonyms: | rebuff | |
| Related terms: | discourtesy snub silent_treatment cold-shoulder | |
| 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" |
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| 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" |
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| Related terms: | thin | |
| 5. | [ verb ] pay no attention to, disrespect | |
| Synonyms: | cold-shoulder | |
| Examples: | "She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance" |
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| Related terms: | dismiss snub | |
| 6. | [ verb ] give little or no attention to | |
| Synonyms: | ignore neglect cold-shoulder disregard | |
| Examples: | "Disregard the errors" |
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| Related terms: | dismiss disrespect pretermit disregard disregard | |
| Similar spelling: |
sleight slightly Slaght slighting slightest slaughter |
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