2 definitions
for slightness
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Slightness \Slight"ness\, n.
The quality or state of being slight; slenderness;
feebleness; superficiality; also, formerly, negligence;
indifference; disregard.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
slightness
n 1: the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous
[syn: pettiness, triviality]
2: smallness of stature [syn: delicacy]
3: the property of an attractively thin person [syn: slenderness,
slimness]