English dictionary
slight
adjectivePronunciation
slaɪt
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- being of delicate or slender build
adjective
- (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with ‘a’) at least some
adjective
- lacking substance or significance
noun
- a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
verb
- pay no attention to, disrespect
Example sentences
{'source': 'Frank Norris', 'text': 'she was slender as a willow shoot is slender'}
a slim girl with straight blonde hair
watched her slight figure cross the street
little rain fell in May
gave it little thought
little time is left
we still have little money
a little hope remained
slight evidence
a tenuous argument
a thin plot
a fragile claim to fame
She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance