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slightness
Variant of slight
adjective
- light in form or build; not stout or heavy; slender
- frail; fragile
- having little weight, strength, substance, or significance: a slight criticism
- small in amount or extent; not great or intense: a slight fever
transitive verb
- to do carelessly or poorly; neglect
- to treat with disrespect or indifference; be discourteous toward
- to treat as unimportant
noun
a slighting or being slighted by pointedly indifferent, disrespectful, or supercilious treatment
Related Forms:
- slightly adverb
- slightness noun
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