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单词 slightness
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slightness
noun[U]
uk
/ˈslaɪt.nəs/us
/ˈslaɪt.nəs/

slightnessnoun[U](OF AMOUNT)

thequalityof beingsmallinamountordegree:
Because of the slightness of thesymptoms, it is often verydifficulttopersuadepatientsthat they arecured.
Alawyerfriendissurprisedat the slightness of thepayment.
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  • Thelanguagethey usedisguisesthe slightness oftheircontributiontopublicdebate.
  • Given the slightness of theresemblance, it'ssurprisinghenoticedit.
  • The very slightness of thechangelongpreventeditsbeingappreciatedornoticed.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Small
  • baby
  • bijou
  • bite-sized
  • compactly
  • compactness
  • dwarf
  • midget
  • modest
  • no/not enough room to swing a catidiom
  • on the large, small, etc. sideidiom
  • pint-sized
  • pocket handkerchief
  • pocket-sized
  • sampler
  • scrubby
  • shoe box
  • shrunken
  • skimpy
  • smallish
  • wee
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slightnessnoun[U](THINNESS)

(of aperson) thequalityof beingthinanddelicate:
（人）瘦小，纤弱
Charlie's slightness makes himseemshorterthan he really is.查理的瘦弱使他看起来比实际的矮。
Thecontrastbetween hertalleleganceand his slightness wasstriking.她的高大优雅和他的瘦小纤弱形成了鲜明的对比。
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  • Hisblackuniformaccentuatedboth the slightness of hisbuildand thenaturalpalenessof hisskin.
  • Hisphysicalslightnessmeanthe washeldback in age-groupsport.
  • Slightness need notimplylackofstrength.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Animal physiology: thin or slender (of people)
  • be skin and bone(s)idiom
  • beanpole
  • cadaverous
  • ectomorph
  • emaciation
  • gaunt
  • gauntness
  • gracile
  • hard-bodied
  • hatchet-faced
  • hollow
  • hollow-cheeked
  • lanky
  • raw-boned
  • scraggy
  • skinny
  • slenderize
  • slight
  • svelte
  • trim
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slightnessnoun[U](LACK OF SERIOUSNESS)

thequalityof notdealingwith veryseriousorimportantsubjects, or notneedingmuchseriousthought:
Excellentperformancesby the twoleadsmake up for the slightness of thetale.
Hispoemshave acertainslightness.
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  • Theplayisprofoundlyaffecting,despitetheapparentslightness ofitssubjectmatter.
  • Sometimes the slightness ofsubjectmattercannot beconcealedby thebrillianceof theexecution.
  • Thefilmis 120minuteslongwhich, given the slightness of thematerial, ispushingit.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Of little or less importance
  • be in/undersomeone'sshadowidiom
  • be neither here nor thereidiom
  • be no big dealidiom
  • biggie
  • derisory
  • lowly
  • meaningless
  • meaninglessly
  • meaninglessness
  • mere
  • merely
  • peripheral
  • petty
  • piddling
  • piffling
  • play second fiddleidiom
  • poxy
  • rinky-dink
  • subordinate
  • valueless
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slight
(Definition ofslightnessfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
slightness
noun[U]
uk
/ˈslaɪt.nəs/us
/ˈslaɪt.nəs/

slightnessnoun[U](THINNESS)

(of aperson) thequalityof beingthinanddelicate
（人）瘦小，纤弱
Charlie's slightness makes himseemshorterthan he really is.查理的瘦弱使他看起来比实际的矮。
Thecontrastbetween hertallelegance and his slightness wasstriking.她的高大优雅和他的瘦小纤弱形成了鲜明的对比。
More examples
  • Hisblackuniformaccentuatedboth the slightness of hisbuildand thenaturalpalenessof hisskin.
  • Hisphysicalslightnessmeanthe washeldback in age-groupsport.
  • Slightness need notimplylackofstrength.

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Examplesofslightness

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Hoby was a very small boy and grew up to be nicknamed the little knight for hisslightnessand short stature.
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Almost everybody concedes the novel's charm, but some have demurred at theslightnessof the material.
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For all the cuddlyslightnessof his delivery, these songs are lushly rendered and pool in stream-of-consciousness reflection that's more meaningful as a whole.
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These early machines suffered fromslightnessin the drive wheels, axles and valve gear, and from unequal distribution of weight, a serious problem given the questionable track they ran on.
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