Slight

French Meaning

mince

maigre

frêle

insignifiant

superficiel

exigu

servile

miteux

offenser

mépriser

négliger

blesser

ignorer

English Meaning

  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.
  5. To treat as of small importance; make light of.
  6. To treat with discourteous reserve or inattention.
  7. To do negligently or thoughtlessly; scant.
  8. The act or an instance of slighting.
  9. 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).