slightness Definition

slight
adj

1. Small in extent, significance or seriousness; negligible.

Example: a slight problem
Thesaurus: minor, inconsiderable, trivial, petty, trifling, paltry, small, piddling; Antonym: major, significant.
2. Slim or slender.

Thesaurus: delicate, frail, dainty, slender; Antonym: large, bulky.
3. Lacking solidity, weight or significance; flimsy.
4. Lacking substance or value.

Example: slight works of literature

verb

slighted, slighting
1. To insult someone by ignoring or dismissing them abruptly; to snub them.

Thesaurus: scorn, insult, affront, snub, disdain, neglect, overlook; Antonym: compliment, flatter.

noun

1. An insult by snubbing or showing neglect.

Derivative: slightly
adverb

To a small extent; in a small way.

Derivative: slightness
noun

Idiom: not in the slightest

Not at all; not even to the smallest degree.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon eorthslihtes close to the ground.