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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Origin: | Probably from Middle Dutch slicht |
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slight1 S2 W3
comparative slighter, superlative slightest
comparative slighter, superlative slightest1 [usually before noun] small in degree [≠ big]: a slight improvement a slight increase a slight change of plan a slight pause a slight problem
a slight improvementa slight increasea slight change of plana slight pausea slight problem2 no doubt, chance etc at all : I didn't have the slightest idea who that man was.
not the slightest chance/doubt/difference etc
I didn't have the slightest idea who that man was.4 not at all : 'Did he mind lending you the car?' 'Not in the slightest.'
not in the slightest
British English spoken'Did he mind lending you the car?' 'Not in the slightest.'WORD CHOICE: WORD CHOICE:
thin, slim, skinny, slender, lean, slightThin is a general word meaning that someone has little fat on their body. It is usually, but not always, disapproving • He's much too thin. • Teenage girls all seem to want to be thin.Slim means thin in an attractive way • her lovely slim figureSkinny is a fairly informal word meaning very thin, which is usually disapproving • ridiculously skinny modelsSlender, lean, and slight are used mostly in written English.Slender means thin in an attractive and graceful way • long slender legsLean means thin and looking strong and fit • a tall, lean athleteSlight means thin and delicate-looking • Her brother was very slight and looked younger than he was. ➔ See also thin
WORD CHOICE: thin, slim, skinny, slender, lean, slightThin is a general word meaning that someone has little fat on their body. It is usually, but not always, disapproving • He's much too thin. • Teenage girls all seem to want to be thin.Slim means thin in an attractive way • her lovely slim figureSkinny is a fairly informal word meaning very thin, which is usually disapproving • ridiculously skinny modelsSlender, lean, and slight are used mostly in written English.Slender means thin in an attractive and graceful way • long slender legsLean means thin and looking strong and fit • a tall, lean athleteSlight means thin and delicate-looking • Her brother was very slight and looked younger than he was. ➔ See also thin
