Entry Word: slight

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 lacking bodily strength <a small lad with a slight build> — see weak 1
2 lacking importance <a slight comedy that did nothing to further her career> — see unimportant
3 of a size that is less than average <the rewards were slight> — see small 1
4 so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention <apart from a slight fishy taste, the dish was fine> — see negligible 1
5 small in degree <only a slight chance of success> — see remote 1