Slightness

Synonyms for "slightness" (73 found)

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Closest matches (15)

Noun(4 words)

slenderness delicacy disparagement faintness

airiness austeritybig dealcollapse daintiness disintegration emptiness epidermis exiguity exteriority foolishness

Strong matches (22)

Related words (36)

lightness littlenesslow prioritymeannessmuch ado about nothingparsimony picayune pinprick rarity rind scantiness scratch shallowness skinslim pickingssubtlety superficiality surfacetempest in a teapotunderweight

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unimportance vagueness vanity veneer weakness

Noun(11 words)

meagerness narrowness paucity pettiness puniness slimness slur smallness snub thinness triviality

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More general

12 entries

action behavior degree form leanness littlenessphysical propertyquality smallness spareness thinness unimportance

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6 entries

meagerness paucity slenderness slur snub thinness

Collocations

6 entries

degree of slightnessmeasured slightnessperceived slightnessphysical slightnessslightness of evidencesocial slightness

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

3 entries

insignificance slight slightly

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Poor nutrition explained his slightness.

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