slight
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3.2
- adjective
- /slaɪt/
- As you can see, Hunter is taller and has a slight reach advantage.
- a slight build
- a slight figure
- a slight man
Examples
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He had a slight frame but possessed immense strength and agility.
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He's, you know, he's a rather slight guy, but he's got a spine of steel.
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And he was a slight man.
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What did he look like? - Small, slight.
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His lips were parted in a slight smile, seeming to give nothing away.
Fiction book (1990) -
At forty-two, with sandy hair, mild gray eyes, and a slight build, nothing about Nick attracted immediate attention.
Fiction book (1993) -
On the open threshold stood a slight figure draped in a shawl and long, ragged skirts.
Fiction book (1993) -
Frost's "devoted, astringent, and affectionate amanuensis" had a slight build and bright auburn hair.
Academic text (1996) -
The prayer leader at the Stalingrad Mosque is Larbi Kechat, a slight figure with a neatly trimmed beard.
Academic text (1996) -
The slight girl easily slipped through the crowd without anyone noticing her.
Synonyms
310
1.0
Having little body fat and a slim shape
91
1.0
Thin and with little body fat
64
1.4
Thin and graceful in shape
48
4.1
Short and slim in body size, used for women
22
4.9
Small and pretty in a delicate, graceful way
7
3.8
Thin and light in form, like a small person or light cloth
6
7.1
Thin and graceful in a way that looks attractive
1
7.0
Very thin person with little or no fat
1
6.5
A person or animal with a thin, delicate frame that looks light
1
4.5
An animal or object with a slim, narrow body
1
3.5
Having a thin, narrow body shape
1
4.6
Having a long thin body
1
5.4
Having a thin waist
1
5.6
A thing that has a thin shape compared with others of the same type
Antonyms
How Thin
Surface Forms
Etymology
Slight (adjective) meaning thin or delicately built comes from the same root meaning 'small' or 'delicate', so a slight person is someone who looks thin or lightly built, like someone you might call 'slender'.