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1. slight
noun. ['ˈslaɪt'] a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval).
Synonyms
- cut
- rebuff
- offense
- silent treatment
- discourtesy
- snub
- offensive activity
- cold shoulder
Antonyms
- malfunction
- undiluted
- uncastrated
- attend
Etymology
- sliht (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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Rhymes with Slight
- overexcite
- disinvite
- semi-height
- satterwhite
- reinvite
- reignite
- nonwhite
- forthright
- de-excite
- contrite
- riunite
- reunite
- overwrite
- overnite
- overnight
- mcwright
- mcwhite
- mcright
- mcknight
- mccright
- macknight
- enwright
- despite
- clevite
- uptight
- upright
- tonite
- tonight
- strite
- streit
How do you pronounce slight?
Pronounce slight as slaɪt.
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Sentences with slight
1. Adjective
Hold the file handle 10 degrees below the cutter and file at a very slight upward angle.
Quotes about slight
1. The hope of eternal life is not to be taken up upon slight grounds. It is a subject to be settled between God and your own soul; settled for eternity. A supposed hope, and nothing more, will prove your ruin.
- Ellen G. White
2. You were given life; it is your duty (and also your entitlement as a human being) to find something beautiful within life, no matter how slight.
- Elizabeth Gilbert
3. My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind.
- Albert Einstein
2. slight
verb. ['ˈslaɪt'] pay no attention to, disrespect.
Synonyms
- discount
- cold-shoulder
- brush off
- dismiss
- brush aside
- disregard
- ignore
Antonyms
- erase
- unabridged
- unmown
- untrimmed
Etymology
- sliht (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. slight
adjective. ['ˈslaɪt'] being of delicate or slender build.
Synonyms
- slim
- slender
- lean
- thin
Antonyms
- defense
- defence
- thicken
- inflate
Etymology
- sliht (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. slight
adjective. ['ˈslaɪt'] (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some.
Synonyms
- little
- less
Antonyms
- more
- deflate
- increase
Etymology
- sliht (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. slight
adjective. ['ˈslaɪt'] lacking substance or significance; a fragile claim to fame".
Synonyms
- flimsy
- unimportant
- fragile
- thin
- tenuous
Antonyms
- lengthen
- expand
- uncut
- switch on
Etymology
- sliht (Old English (ca. 450-1100))