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slightness
synonyms for slightness
- absence
- dearth
- inadequacy
- loss
- paucity
- poverty
- reduction
- scarcity
- shortage
- shortcoming
- shortfall
- abridgement
- curtailment
- decrease
- default
- defect
- deficit
- depletion
- deprivation
- destitution
- distress
- exigency
- exiguity
- inferiority
- insufficiency
- meagerness
- miss
- necessity
- privation
- retrenchment
- scantiness
- shortness
- shrinkage
- shrinking
- stint
- want
- insufficience
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How to use slightness in a sentence
The apparent slightness of these English changes reveals their deliberate subtlety.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature | Moncure Daniel ConwayBut the slightness of structure which allowed voices to be heard within the lodge also allowed them to be heard without.
Trevlyn Hold | Mrs. Henry WoodThe death of his sweetheart forces one man to reflect anew on the slightness of life's pleasures and the depth of life's griefs.
A Mere Accident | George Moore
But chiefly he slept, dreaming little because of his loss of blood and the slightness of his food.
Tales of Space and Time | Herbert George WellsHeight and length of limb give distinction; slightness gives grace; women are squat!
Oscar Wilde, Volume 2 (of 2) | Frank Harris
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