slightness

Noun
Synonyms: pettinesstrivialitypuninessdelicacyslendernessslimness

Open English WordNet

Noun (3)

  1. the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolousSynonyms: pettinesstrivialitypuninessType of unimportanceKinds joke, unproblematicalness
  2. slendernessSynonyms: delicacyType of smallness, littleness
  3. the property of an attractively thin personSynonyms: slendernessslimnessType of leanness, thinnessKinds ranginess

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Slight′ness noun

The quality or state of being slight; slenderness; feebleness; superficiality; also, formerly, negligence; indifference; disregard.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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