slight
slight
subs.
Insult: P. and V. ὕβρῐς, ἡ.
Dishonour: P. and V. ἀ̆τῑμία, ἡ.
Contempt: P. ὀλιγωρία, ἡ.
subs.
Insult: P. and V. ὕβρῐς, ἡ.
Dishonour: P. and V. ἀ̆τῑμία, ἡ.
Contempt: P. ὀλιγωρία, ἡ.
slight
v. trans.
Despise P. and V. κᾰταφρονεῖν (acc. or gen.), ὑ̆περφρονεῖν (acc. or gen.), P. ὀλιγωρεῖν (gen.), Ar. and V. ἀ̆ποπτύ̄ειν.
Dishonour: P. and V. ἀ̆τῑμίζειν, πᾰρέρχεσθαι, V. ἀ̆τίζειν.
Neglect, disregard: P. and V. ἀ̆μελεῖν (gen.), πᾰρᾰμελεῖν (gen.), κᾰτᾰμελεῖν (gen.), P. ἐν οὐδενὶ λόγῳ ποιεῖσθαι (acc.), V. διʼ οὐδενὸς ποιεῖσθαι (acc.), ἐν σμικρῷ ποιεῖσθαι (acc.), ἐν εὐχερεῖ τί̆θεσθαι (acc.); see disregard.
Pass over: P. and V. πᾰρῑέναι (acc.).
v. trans.
Despise P. and V. κᾰταφρονεῖν (acc. or gen.), ὑ̆περφρονεῖν (acc. or gen.), P. ὀλιγωρεῖν (gen.), Ar. and V. ἀ̆ποπτύ̄ειν.
Dishonour: P. and V. ἀ̆τῑμίζειν, πᾰρέρχεσθαι, V. ἀ̆τίζειν.
Neglect, disregard: P. and V. ἀ̆μελεῖν (gen.), πᾰρᾰμελεῖν (gen.), κᾰτᾰμελεῖν (gen.), P. ἐν οὐδενὶ λόγῳ ποιεῖσθαι (acc.), V. διʼ οὐδενὸς ποιεῖσθαι (acc.), ἐν σμικρῷ ποιεῖσθαι (acc.), ἐν εὐχερεῖ τί̆θεσθαι (acc.); see disregard.
Pass over: P. and V. πᾰρῑέναι (acc.).
slight
adj.
Slender: Ar. and P. λεπτός.
Small in stature: P. and V. μικρός, σμικρός, βρᾰχύς.
Insignificant: P. and V. μικρός, σμικρός, λεπτός, ὀλί̆γος, ἀσθενής, βρᾰχύς, Ar. and V. βαιός.
Not worth speaking of: P. οὐκ ἄξιος λόγου.
adj.
Slender: Ar. and P. λεπτός.
Small in stature: P. and V. μικρός, σμικρός, βρᾰχύς.
Insignificant: P. and V. μικρός, σμικρός, λεπτός, ὀλί̆γος, ἀσθενής, βρᾰχύς, Ar. and V. βαιός.
Not worth speaking of: P. οὐκ ἄξιος λόγου.
SLIGHT
adj. tenuis (PROP. thin; opposed to crassus; then IMPROP. small inconsiderable etc.; e.g. spes hope; suspicio suspicion): exilis (not strong weak; opposed to plenus; e.g. voice vox): parvus non magnus (small not great; e.g. non magna signa alicujus rei a slight proof only of anything; hope spes; faith fides): exiguus (small trifling of no note; e.g. force manus; hope spes; credibility fides): levis (light without intrinsic value opposed to gravis; e.g. munus leve; suspicion suspicio; proof or argument argumentum): infirmus (not firm weak not able to undergo or bear anything of persons and things; glimmer lumen; taste sapor; proof argumentum): invalidus (not powerful inefficient; e.g. poison venenum; medicament medicamentum): iners (without life dull; e.g. color): imbecillus (imbecillis late; opposed to fortis; e.g. pulse imbecilli venarum pulsus): levidensis (PROP. lightly wrought of a light texture Isidorus Origg. 19 22 § 19; hence metonymy = without value; e.g. munusculum Cic. Fam. 9 12 2; Orelli N. Cr.): nullus (οὐδείς next to none; Vid: Cic. Fam. 7 3 2; Nep. Phoc. 1 1): vilis (without worth according to quality mostly as term of contempt): dictu parvus (hardly worth mentioning; e.g. accident res): tener: mollis (tender delicate): gracilis (slim thin; of shape; delicate; e.g. legs crura).
Negligent neglectus (not taken care of): parum accuratus (on which no pains have been bestowed): negligens: dissolutus (of the person).
Small (of number) numerus exiguus parvus pauci (a few): paucitas (fewness). With slight trouble sine negotio; nullo negotio: not the slightest doubt ne minima quidem dubitatio: not in the slightest degree nihil (in no respect); ne minima quidem re (not by the least thing; e.g. to offend anybody offendere aliquem); minime (in the least; e.g. quod minime putabat): to consider as very slight parvum parvi etc. ducere; parvi aestimare; contemnere; despicere (to look on with contempt). (The words are found in this connection and order.) contemnere et pro nihilo ducere; vile habere; leve habere or in levi habere (the latter Tac. Ann. 3 54 4 and Hist. 2 21 2): not to have the slightest knowledge omnium rerum rudem esse: to have not the slightest idea of anything or to be able to form etc. notionem alicujus rei non habere; fugit aliquid intelligentiae nostrae vim et notionem: slight causes parvulae causae: a slight attack of an illness commotiuncula; levis motiuncula (Suet. Vesp. 24).
adj. tenuis (PROP. thin; opposed to crassus; then IMPROP. small inconsiderable etc.; e.g. spes hope; suspicio suspicion): exilis (not strong weak; opposed to plenus; e.g. voice vox): parvus non magnus (small not great; e.g. non magna signa alicujus rei a slight proof only of anything; hope spes; faith fides): exiguus (small trifling of no note; e.g. force manus; hope spes; credibility fides): levis (light without intrinsic value opposed to gravis; e.g. munus leve; suspicion suspicio; proof or argument argumentum): infirmus (not firm weak not able to undergo or bear anything of persons and things; glimmer lumen; taste sapor; proof argumentum): invalidus (not powerful inefficient; e.g. poison venenum; medicament medicamentum): iners (without life dull; e.g. color): imbecillus (imbecillis late; opposed to fortis; e.g. pulse imbecilli venarum pulsus): levidensis (PROP. lightly wrought of a light texture Isidorus Origg. 19 22 § 19; hence metonymy = without value; e.g. munusculum Cic. Fam. 9 12 2; Orelli N. Cr.): nullus (οὐδείς next to none; Vid: Cic. Fam. 7 3 2; Nep. Phoc. 1 1): vilis (without worth according to quality mostly as term of contempt): dictu parvus (hardly worth mentioning; e.g. accident res): tener: mollis (tender delicate): gracilis (slim thin; of shape; delicate; e.g. legs crura).
Negligent neglectus (not taken care of): parum accuratus (on which no pains have been bestowed): negligens: dissolutus (of the person).
Small (of number) numerus exiguus parvus pauci (a few): paucitas (fewness). With slight trouble sine negotio; nullo negotio: not the slightest doubt ne minima quidem dubitatio: not in the slightest degree nihil (in no respect); ne minima quidem re (not by the least thing; e.g. to offend anybody offendere aliquem); minime (in the least; e.g. quod minime putabat): to consider as very slight parvum parvi etc. ducere; parvi aestimare; contemnere; despicere (to look on with contempt). (The words are found in this connection and order.) contemnere et pro nihilo ducere; vile habere; leve habere or in levi habere (the latter Tac. Ann. 3 54 4 and Hist. 2 21 2): not to have the slightest knowledge omnium rerum rudem esse: to have not the slightest idea of anything or to be able to form etc. notionem alicujus rei non habere; fugit aliquid intelligentiae nostrae vim et notionem: slight causes parvulae causae: a slight attack of an illness commotiuncula; levis motiuncula (Suet. Vesp. 24).
s. Vid: CONTEMPT.
v. To pass over unnoticed to disregard praeterire silentio or tacitum; or from the context praeterire simply: repulsam dare alicui (not giving anybody a place or post applied for): parvum or parvi ducere; parvi aestimare; pro nihilo ducere; vile habere; leve habere or in levi habere (the latter Tac. Ann. 3 54 4 and Hist. 2 21 2: all = not to make much of to disregard pass over); elevare (to deprive of credit respect etc.; aliquem or aliquid to contemn with words). To be slighted praeteriri (general term); repulsam ferre or accipere (to be refused a post or office). For stronger terms Vid: “To treat with CONTEMPT. “
slight (adj.):
I. Light and spare in structure: lĕvis, lĕvĭdensis (cf. Isid. Or. 19, 22, 19, levidensis dicta [vestis], quod raro filo sit leviterque densata, of slight, flimsy texture): v.LIGHT . See also, THIN , SLENDER .
II. Of small account:
1. lĕvis. a s. engagement, l. proelium, Caes. B. G. 7, 36: on a s.er ground, leviore de causa, ib. c. 4, fin.: a s. wound, l. vulnus, Ains. (cf. Cic. Inv. 2, 51, 154, leviter saucius, having received a s. wound).
2. parvus, exĭguus, mĭnūtus: v.INSIGNIFICANT . Phr.: is it a s. matter that ...? parumne est, quod ...? Ter. Ph. 3, 3, 13: there is not the s.est difference between them, ne minimum quidem interest inter eos, Cic. Ac. 2, 17: nil omnino interest, ib. c. 15: to consider of s. importance, levi [parvo] momento aestimare, Caes. B. G. 7, 39: 'tis not of the s.est use, nil (nihil) est! Hor. S. 2, 3, 6: there is not the s.est need, nihil opus est, Ter. Andr. 4, 1, 14. (N.B.--Sometimes a dimin. subs. may expr. the sense, without adj.: e. g. some s. hope, aliquid spēculae, Cic. Clu. 26, 72: a s. indisposition, commotiuncula, id. Att. 12, 11, fin.: a s. offence, offensiuncula, id. Fam. 13, 1: a s. profit, aliquid lucelli, id. Verr. 3, 30, 72.)
I. Light and spare in structure: lĕvis, lĕvĭdensis (cf. Isid. Or. 19, 22, 19, levidensis dicta [vestis], quod raro filo sit leviterque densata, of slight, flimsy texture): v.
II. Of small account:
1. lĕvis. a s. engagement, l. proelium, Caes. B. G. 7, 36: on a s.er ground, leviore de causa, ib. c. 4, fin.: a s. wound, l. vulnus, Ains. (cf. Cic. Inv. 2, 51, 154, leviter saucius, having received a s. wound).
2. parvus, exĭguus, mĭnūtus: v.
slight (subs.): perh. neglĭgentia v. DISREGARD , NEGLECT . Or expr. by verb: thinking that a s. had been put upon him, *neglectum [parum honorifice tractatum] se putans; aegre ferens alium sibi praeferri, etc. v. TO DISREGARD , SLIGHT .
slight (v.):
1. neglĭgo, lexi, ctum, 3 (not to heed): to s. any one's orders, imperium alicujus n., Caes. B. G. 5, 7: v.TO NEGLECT , DISREGARD .
2. despĭcio, 3: v.TO DESPISE .
3. contemno, psi, ptum, 3 (stronger than Eng.): to think oneself s.'d, looked down upon ..., contemni, despici se putare, Cic. Sen. 18, 65: not to be s.'d as a speaker, non contemnendus in dicendo, id. Br. 77, fin.
4. praetĕreo, 4, irr. (to pass over and take no notice of): cf. Cic. Pl. 3, 8, (populus) solet nonnunquam dignos praeterire (i. e. suffragiis, not to elect them): Ov.
5. expr. by circuml., nullo (levi) momento aestimare; parvi facere; nullius momenti habere: v.TO VALUE .
1. neglĭgo, lexi, ctum, 3 (not to heed): to s. any one's orders, imperium alicujus n., Caes. B. G. 5, 7: v.
2. despĭcio, 3: v.
3. contemno, psi, ptum, 3 (stronger than Eng.): to think oneself s.'d, looked down upon ..., contemni, despici se putare, Cic. Sen. 18, 65: not to be s.'d as a speaker, non contemnendus in dicendo, id. Br. 77, fin.
4. praetĕreo, 4, irr. (to pass over and take no notice of): cf. Cic. Pl. 3, 8, (populus) solet nonnunquam dignos praeterire (i. e. suffragiis, not to elect them): Ov.
5. expr. by circuml., nullo (levi) momento aestimare; parvi facere; nullius momenti habere: v.
φαῦλος
slight, indifferent, trivial, common, simple
ἀτιμάζω
ἀτιμάζω, fail to honor; slight; dishonor
ἀραιός
thin, narrow, slight, slender
weak, faint, slight
λεπτόδομος
slightly framed, slight
παρωθέω
to push aside, reject, slight
σκληφρός
slender, slight, thin
ἀθερίζω
to slight, make light of
ἀποτιμάω
to put away from honour, to dishonour, slight
ἔνισχνος
somewhat thin, slight
ἠβαιός
little, small, poor, slight
slight, indifferent, trivial, common, simple
ἀτιμάζω
ἀτιμάζω, fail to honor; slight; dishonor
ἀραιός
thin, narrow, slight, slender
appearing fewer than 50 times
βληχρόςweak, faint, slight
λεπτόδομος
slightly framed, slight
παρωθέω
to push aside, reject, slight
σκληφρός
slender, slight, thin
ἀθερίζω
to slight, make light of
ἀποτιμάω
to put away from honour, to dishonour, slight
ἔνισχνος
somewhat thin, slight
ἠβαιός
little, small, poor, slight
neglego
to disregard, not heed, not trouble oneself about, not attend to, slight, neglect, be...
humilis
low, lowly, small, slight
gracilis
thin, slight, slender, slim, meagre, lean
lightly wrought, slight, poor
parvolus
very small, little, petty, slight
temno
to slight, scorn, disdain, despise, contemn
tenuiculus
slight, trifling, poor
to disregard, not heed, not trouble oneself about, not attend to, slight, neglect, be...
humilis
low, lowly, small, slight
gracilis
thin, slight, slender, slim, meagre, lean
appearing fewer than 50 times
levidensislightly wrought, slight, poor
parvolus
very small, little, petty, slight
temno
to slight, scorn, disdain, despise, contemn
tenuiculus
slight, trifling, poor