slight

  • (noun): The act of slighting; a deliberate act of neglect or discourtesy.
  • (noun): Sleight.
  • (verb): To treat as unimportant or not worthy of attention; to make light of.
  • (verb): To give lesser weight or importance to.
  • (verb): To treat with disdain or neglect, usually out of prejudice, hatred, or jealousy; to ignore disrespectfully.
  • (verb): To act negligently or carelessly.
  • (verb): (of a fortification) To render no longer defensible by full or partial demolition.
  • (verb): To make even or level.
  • (verb): To throw heedlessly.
  • (adjective): Small
  • (adjective): Of slender build
  • (adjective): Even, smooth or level
  • (adjective): (especially said of the swa) still; with little or no movement on the surface
  • (adjective): Foolish; silly; not intellectual.
  • (adjective): Bad, of poor quality.
  • (adjective): Slighting; treating with disdain.
  • a slight but graceful woman
  • A slight stone
  • The sea was slight and calm