slight
Betekenis (Engels)
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- Small.
- Small.
- Small.
- Small.
- Of slender build.
- Even, smooth or level.
- Still; with little or no movement on the surface.
- (obsolete) Foolish; silly; not intellectual.
- (obsolete) Bad, of poor quality.
- Slighting; treating with disdain.
Concepten
Synoniemen
disparage
hold in contempt
distance oneself from
treat with contempt
distinguish between
treat differently
treat with disrespect
a liitle
subtile
be indifferent to
not care about
not heavy
sneer at
think nothing of
on the weak side
half-open eyes
treat discourteously
cause someone to feel shame
not thick
not to heed
sort of crow
take no notice
think meanly
consider of no account
not care for
not heed
encroach upon
lack of respect
Frequentie
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/slaɪt/
Etymologie (Engels)
From Middle English slight (“bad, of poor quality, unimportant, trivial, slender, slim, smooth, level”), from Old English sliht (“smooth, level”), from Proto-Germanic *slihtaz (“slippery, flat, level, plain”), related to English slick. Cognate with Scots slicht (“bad, of poor quality”), West Frisian sljocht (“smooth, level, plain, simple”), Dutch slecht (“bad”), Low German slecht (“bad”), German schlecht (“bad”) and schlicht (“plain, artless, natural”), Danish slet (“bad, evil, poor, nasty, wrong”), Swedish slät (“smooth”), Norwegian slett (“even”), Icelandic sléttur (“even, smooth, level”).
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