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slightness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | pettiness, puniness, triviality |
| Type of | unimportance |
| Has types | joke |
| Derivation | slight |
slightness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | slenderness, slimness |
| Type of | spareness, thinness, leanness |
| Derivation | slight |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | delicacy |
| Type of | smallness, littleness |
| Derivation | slight |
Examples of slightness
slightness
Slightness is this art's reigning principle, as the only principle that's left.
From the washingtonpost.com
That slightness may be the reason Paul Williams'score never takes off, either.
From the chron.com
Any possibility of Piaf's slightness being contrasted to a broad, empty stage is lost.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
Because of her slightness of build, she was assigned to nursing duties.
From the washingtontimes.com
Perhaps of the slightness of build, further slighted by nearness to Olu's own wide-chested frame?
From the guardian.co.uk
Full marks for musical magpies and deft direction, but slightness ruled the roost with this one.
From the smh.com.au
This volume's slightness was overshadowed only by its even slighter potential for earning back its advance.
From the nytimes.com
Slightness is my curse in every sense.
From the online.wsj.com
It's also fresh and funny, sufficiently endearing to overcome a certain sense of slightness about the enterprise.
From the chron.com
- Pettiness: the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous
- Delicacy: smallness of stature
- Slenderness: the property of an attractively thin person
