Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb slight
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb slight
Entailment of verb slight
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb slight
1 sense of slight
Sense 1
slight, cold-shoulder
=> dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush off discount, push aside, ignore
Familiarity of verb slight
slight used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count = 1)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb slight
Sense 1
slight, cold-shoulder
=> dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush off discount, push aside, ignore
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Grep of noun slight
gaslight
slight
slight care
slightness
Overview of noun slight
The noun slight has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) rebuff, slight -- (a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval))
Overview of verb slight
The verb slight has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. slight, cold-shoulder -- (pay no attention to disrespect; "She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance")
Overview of adj slight
The adj slight has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (0) slight -- (almost no or (with "a) at least some very little; "there's slight chance that it will work"; "there's a slight chance it will work")
2. (7) flimsy, slight, tenuous, thin -- (having little substance or significance; "a flimsy excuse"; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot")
3. slender, slight, slim -- (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")
Antonyms of adj slight
3 senses of slight
Sense 1
slight
INDIRECT (VIA little) -> much
Sense 2
flimsy, slight, tenuous, thin
INDIRECT (VIA weak) -> strong
Sense 3
slender, slight, slim
INDIRECT (VIA thin) -> fat
Similarity of adj slight
3 senses of slight
Sense 1
slight
=> little(postnominal) (vs. much)
Sense 2
flimsy, slight, tenuous, thin
=> weak (vs. strong)
Sense 3
slender, slight, slim
=> thin (vs. fat), lean
Attributes of adj slight
Familiarity of adj slight
slight used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3)
Grep of adj slight
slight
slightest
slighting
Overview of noun slight
The noun slight has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) rebuff, slight -- (a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval))
Overview of verb slight
The verb slight has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. slight, cold-shoulder -- (pay no attention to disrespect; "She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance")
Overview of adj slight
The adj slight has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (0) slight -- (almost no or (with "a) at least some very little; "there's slight chance that it will work"; "there's a slight chance it will work")
2. (7) flimsy, slight, tenuous, thin -- (having little substance or significance; "a flimsy excuse"; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot")
3. slender, slight, slim -- (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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