slightness n 1: the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous [syn: {pettiness}, {triviality}, {slightness}, {puniness}] 2: smallness of stature [syn: {delicacy}, {slightness}] 3: the property of an attractively thin person [syn: {slenderness}, {slightness}, {slimness}]
Slightness \Slight"ness\, n. The quality or state of being slight; slenderness; feebleness; superficiality; also, formerly, negligence; indifference; disregard. [1913 Webster]