slight - Meaning in Tamil

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slight - Meaning in Tamil

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Definitions and Meaning of slight in English

slight adjective

1. being of delicate or slender build

   Synonyms

   slender, slim, slim, slim, svelte

   Examples

   • "a slim girl with straight blonde hair"
   • "she was slender as a willow shoot is slender"
   • "watched her slight figure cross the street"
2. (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some

   Synonyms

   little, little

   சிறிய, ...Subscribe

   Examples

   • "a little hope remained"
   • "gave it little thought"
   • "little rain fell in May"
   • "little time is left"
   • "there's a slight chance it will work"
   • "there's slight chance that it will work"
   • "we still have little money"
3. lacking substance or significance

   Synonyms

   flimsy, fragile, fragile, tenuous, thin, thin

   Examples

   • "a fragile claim to fame"
   • "a tenuous argument"
   • "a thin plot"
   • "slight evidence"

slight noun

1. a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

   Synonyms

   rebuff

slight verb

1. pay no attention to, disrespect

   Synonyms

   cold-shoulder

   Example

   • "She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance"

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