Slight (Adjective)
Meaning 1
(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".
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Meaning 2
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".
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Examples
- She was a slight girl with a mop of curly brown hair and a big smile.
- The model's slight frame was accentuated by the flowing evening gown.
- He was a slight young man, hardly more than five feet tall, but he had a fierce determination in his eyes.
- The slight figure of the dancer moved swiftly across the stage, her movements a blur of color and energy.
- The singer's slight build belied her powerful voice, which filled the auditorium with ease.
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Meaning 3
Lacking substance or significance; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"; "a fragile claim to fame".
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