small, modest, little, tiny, minute, inappreciable, imperceptible, infinitesimal, hardly worth mentioning, negligible, inconsiderable, insignificant, minimal, marginal. remote, scant, slim, outside. faint, vague, subtle, gentle. informal minuscule.
Similarly one may ask, does slight mean insult?
As a noun, slight means “a snub or insult,” and you can also use this word as a verb when someone does the snubbing or insulting.
Some common synonyms of smooth are bland, diplomatic, politic, suave, and urbane. While all these words mean “pleasantly tactful and well-mannered,” smooth suggests often a deliberately assumed suavity.
Secondly, what does ever so slightly mean?
What does it mean to sleight someone?
‘Sleight’ means “deceitful craftiness” or “stratagem” as well as “dexterity or skill.” The noun phrase sleight of hand is defined as “a cleverly executed trick or deception” or “a conjuring trick requiring manual dexterity,” as well as skill or adroitness in doing these things.
What does looking slight mean?
2 adj A slight person has a fairly thin and delicate looking body.
What does Slight you mean?
As a verb, to slight means to ignore or be indifferent toward someone; it’s also the noun for the act of ignoring. If you direct a movie and the star doesn’t thank you in her award acceptance speech, you’ll be offended at the slight. Definitions of slight.
What is a slight person?
A slight person has a fairly thin and delicate looking body. She is smaller and slighter than Christie. slightly adverb [ADV -ed]
What is a slight woman?
: thin and not very strong or muscular. a slight woman.
What is a word for soft or slight?
1 pliable, plastic, malleable. 5 mellifluous, dulcet, sweet.
What is soft and smooth?
noun. the quality of not being hard, firm, rough or stiff.
What is the adverb of slight?
/ˈslaɪtli/ a little. a slightly different version. slightly higher/lower/larger/smaller. She earns slightly less than $100 000 a year.
What is the synonym of moderate?
middle, middling, midsize. (also midsized), modest.
What is very slight?
1a : having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body. b : lacking in strength or substance : flimsy, frail. c : deficient in weight, solidity, or importance : trivial a slight movie. 2 : small of its kind or in amount a slight chance a slight odor of gas.
What word means soft and gentle?
1 clement, peaceful, pacific, soothing; tender, humane, lenient, merciful. 3 temperate. 5 noble. 7 manageable, docile, tame.