slight🔊

Small. +

Gentle or weak, not aggressive or powerful.

Not thorough; superficial.

Trifling; unimportant; insignificant.

(rare) Not far away in space or time.

Of slender build. +

(regional) {{U|even}}, smooth or level. +

(especially said of the sea) Still; with little or no movement on the surface.

(obsolete) Foolish; silly; not intellectual. +

(obsolete) Bad, of poor quality. +

(dated) Slighting; treating with disdain. +

To treat as unimportant or not worthy of attention; to make light of.

To give lesser weight or importance to. +

To treat (someone or something) with disdain or neglect, usually out of prejudice, hatred, or jealousy; to ignore disrespectfully; to skimp on one's duties toward. +

To act negligently or carelessly. {{rfex|en}}

(of a fortification) To render no longer defensible by full or partial demolition.

To make even or level.

To throw heedlessly. +

The act of ignoring or snubbing; a deliberate act of neglect or discourtesy. +

(obsolete) Sleight.