Definition of SLIGHTNESS

slightness

Plural: slightnesses

Noun

  • the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous
  • smallness of stature
  • the property of an attractively thin person
  • The property of being slight, smallness, petiteness

Examples

  • Poor nutrition explained his slightness.

Origin / Etymology

From slight + -ness.

Scrabble Score: 14

slightness: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
slightness: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
slightness: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

slightness: valid Words With Friends Word