slight

adj., slight·er, slight·est.

1. Small in size, degree, or amount: a slight tilt; a slight surplus.
2. Lacking strength, substance, or solidity; frail: a slight foundation; slight evidence.
3. Of small importance or consideration; trifling: slight matters.
4. Small and slender in build or construction; delicate.

tr.v., slight·ed, slight·ing, slights.

1. To treat as of small importance; make light of.
2. To treat with discourteous reserve or inattention.
3. To do negligently or thoughtlessly; scant.

n.

1. The act or an instance of slighting.
2. A deliberate discourtesy; a snub: "It is easier to recount grievances and slights than it is to set down a broad redress of such grievances and slights" (Elizabeth Kenny).

[Middle English, slender, smooth, possibly of Scandinavian origin.]

slightness slight'ness n.

adjective

1. Of small intensity: gentle, light², moderate, soft. See strong/weak.
2. Small in degree, especially of probability: faint, negligible, outside, remote, slender, slim. See big/small/amount.

verb

1. To think, represent, or speak of as small or unimportant: belittle, decry, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, derogate, detract, discount, disparage, downgrade, minimize, run down, talk down. Idioms: makelightlittleof. See attack/defend, show/hide.
2. To refuse to pay attention to (a person); treat with contempt: disregard, ignore, neglect. Regional igg. See concern/unconcern, thoughts.
3. To fail to care for or give proper attention to: disregard, ignore, neglect. See care for/neglect, concern/unconcern.

noun

1. An act or instance of neglecting: disregard, neglect, oversight. See care for/neglect, concern/unconcern.
2. An act that offends a person's sense of pride or dignity: affront, contumely, despite, indignity, insult, offense, outrage. Idioms: slap in the face. See attack/defend.

adj

Definition: insignificant, small
Antonyms: big, considerable, great, important, large, significant

adj

Definition: thin, small in build
Antonyms: burly, chubby, fat, large, tall, thick

n

Definition: insult, disrespect
Antonyms: compliment, praise, respect

v

Definition: offend, insult
Antonyms: compliment, flatter, praise, respect

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IN BRIEF: Light in build. Also: To pay little or no attention to.

Slight not what's near, when aiming at what's far. — Euripides (c. 485-406 BC).

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ubetydelig, spinkel, skrøbelig, svag, let, sagte
v. tr. - ringeagte, tilsidesætte, negligere
n. - tilsidesættelse, ringeagt, forbigåelse

idioms:

• (not) in the slightest    ikke det mindste

Nederlands (Dutch)
klein, miniem, tenger, achterstelling, kleinering

Français (French)
adj. - léger, faible, petit, mince, superficiel
v. tr. - humilier, (US) sous-estimer
n. - affront

idioms:

• not in the slightest    pas le moins du monde, pas du tour

Deutsch (German)
n. - Beleidigung, Nichtachtung
adj. - leicht, schwach, oberflächlich, schmächtig
v. - kränken, beleidigen, herabsetzen

idioms:

• not in the slightest    (nicht) im geringsten

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - προσβολή
adj. - λεπτοκαμωμένος, εύθραυστος, αδύνατος, μικρός, λιγοστός, λεπτός, ανεπαίσθητος, ελαφρός, ανάλαφρος, ασήμαντος, αμελητέος, βιαστικός, πρόχειρος
v. - προσβάλλω, ταπεινώνω

idioms:

• (not) in the slightest    ούτε κατ' ελάχιστο

Italiano (Italian)
discriminazione, disprezzo, affronto, mancanza di riguardo, trascuratezza, negligenza, piccolo, leggero, impercettibile, di poca importanza, esile, disprezzare

idioms:

• (not) in the slightest    assolutamente (no)

Português (Portuguese)
n. - desrespeito (m), desconsideração (f), ligeiro (m)
adj. - frágil, fútil, insignificante
v. - desconsiderar, menosprezar, negligenciar

idioms:

• (not) in the slightest    nem por isso

Русский (Russian)
незначительный, худощавый, несерьезный, необильный, поверхностный, изящный, некрепкий, пренебрежение, пренебрегать, обращаться пренебрежительно

idioms:

• (not) in the slightest    нисколечко, ни на йоту

Español (Spanish)
adj. - pequeño, menudo, fino, delgado
v. tr. - despreciar, menospreciar
n. - desaire

idioms:

• not in the slightest    en lo absoluto, ninguno, ni la más remota, ni el lo más mínimo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ringaktning, likgiltighet, ignorerande, nonchalans, skymf, förolämpning, gliring
adj. - spenslig, spädlemmad, klen, svag, bräcklig, lätt, lindrig, obetydlig, ringa, tunn
v. - ringakta, ignorera, nonchalera, försumma, skymfa, förolämpa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
轻微的, 脆弱的, 纤细的, 轻视, 怠慢, 忽略, 轻蔑

idioms:

• (not) in the slightest    一点也不, 根本不

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 輕微的, 脆弱的, 纖細的
v. tr. - 輕視, 怠慢, 忽略
n. - 輕蔑, 怠慢

idioms:

• (not) in the slightest    一點也不, 根本不

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 약간의, 호리호리한, 천한
v. tr. - 무시하다, (일 따위를) 소홀히 하다
n. - 경멸, 무례, 냉대

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - わずかな, 取るに足らない, 細い, かよわい, 少しの, ほっそりした
v. - 軽んずる, 侮辱する, 軽視する
n. - 軽視, 無礼

idioms:

• (not) in the slightest    少しも～ない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أهمال, تجاهل, أستخفاف (صفه) هزيل, وضيع, تافه, نحيل (فعل) يهمل, يتجاهل, يستخف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮דק, לא רציני, שברירי, חלש, קטן, זעום, קל‬
v. tr. - ‮פגע, העליב, הקל בכבוד‬
n. - ‮פגיעה, עלבון, הקלה בכבוד‬

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