Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word A small or thin amount, size, or degree of something, often hardly noticeable.
Slight
/slaɪt/Synonyms:
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Examples:
Nothing afforded the slightest clue as to the answer.
—Emma could now imagine why her own attentions had been slighted.
If you do not call early it will be a slight."
Etymology:
From Middle English slight meaning flat, smooth, from Old Norse slétt meaning level, smooth. It further evolved from Old English sliht with a similar sense.
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