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say it: slahyt
slight is an adjective, noun and verb meaning "(quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some". It is pronounced /ˈslaɪt/ — slahyt. It carries 5 recorded senses.
(quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some
“little rain fell in May”
“gave it little thought”
“little time is left”
“we still have little money”
“a little hope remained”
“there's slight chance that it will work”
“there's a slight chance it will work”
lacking substance or significance
“slight evidence”
“a tenuous argument”
“a thin plot”
“a fragile claim to fame”
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
pay no attention to, disrespect
“She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance”
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for slight come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.