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1. slight - noun

· a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

Synonym(s): rebuff

Hypernym(s): discourtesy, offense, offence, offensive_activity




2. slight - verb

· pay no attention to, disrespect; "She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance"

Synonym(s): cold-shoulder

Hypernym(s): dismiss, disregard, brush_aside, brush_off, discount, push_aside, ignore




3. slight - adjective

· (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"

Synonym(s): little




4. slight - adjective

· lacking substance or significance; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"; "a fragile claim to fame"

Synonym(s): flimsy, fragile, tenuous, thin




5. slight - adjective

· 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"

Synonym(s): slender, slim, svelte





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