Little vs. Slight — What's the Difference?

Small in size, amount, or degree (often used to convey an appealing diminutiveness or express an affectionate or condescending attitude)

Small in size, degree, or amount

A small amount of

Lacking strength, substance, or solidity; frail

Used to emphasize how small an amount is

Of small importance or consideration; trifling

A small amount of

Small and slender in build or construction; delicate.

Used to emphasize how small an amount is

To treat (someone) with discourteous reserve or inattention

To a small extent

To treat as of small importance; make light of

Only to a small extent; not much or often (used for emphasis)

To do negligently or thoughtlessly; scant

Small in size

To raze or level the walls of (a castle or other fortification).

Small in quantity or extent

A deliberate discourtesy; a snub

Short in extent or duration; brief

Small.

Unimportant; trivial

Gentle or weak, not aggressive or powerful.

Narrow; petty

Not thorough; superficial.

Having scant power or influence; of minor status

Trifling; unimportant; insignificant.

Being at an early stage of growth; young

Not far away in space or time.

Younger or youngest. Used especially of a sibling

Of slender build.

Not much; scarcely

(regional) Even, smooth or level.

Not in the least; not at all

(especially said of the sea) Still; with little or no movement on the surface.

A small quantity or amount

(obsolete) Foolish; silly; not intellectual.

Something much less than all

Bad, of poor quality.

A short distance or time

(dated) Slighting; treating with disdain.

Small in size.

(transitive) To treat as unimportant or not worthy of attention; to make light of.

Insignificant, trivial.

(transitive) To give lesser weight or importance to.

(offensive) Used to belittle a person.

(transitive) To treat with disdain or neglect, usually out of prejudice, hatred, or jealousy; to ignore disrespectfully.

Very young.

(intransitive) To act negligently or carelessly. en

(of a sibling) Younger.

To render no longer defensible by full or partial demolition.

(often capitalized) Used with the name of a place, especially of a country or its capital, to denote a neighborhood whose residents or storekeepers are from that place.

To make even or level.

(derogatory) To imply that the inhabitants of the place have an insular attitude and are hostile to those they perceive as foreign.

(transitive) To throw heedlessly.

Having few members.

The act of ignoring or snubbing; a deliberate act of neglect or discourtesy.

Operating on a small scale.

(obsolete) Sleight.

Short in duration; brief.

Sleight.

Small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow; shallow; contracted; mean; illiberal; ungenerous.

The act of slighting; the manifestation of a moderate degree of contempt, as by neglect or oversight; neglect; indignity.

Not much.

To overthrow; to demolish.

Not at all.

To make even or level.

Not much, only a little: only a small amount (of).

To throw heedlessly.

Not much; not a large amount.

To disregard, as of little value and unworthy of notice; to make light of; as, to slight the divine commands.

A small amount.

Not decidedly marked; not forcible; inconsiderable; unimportant; insignificant; not severe; weak; gentle; - applied in a great variety of circumstances; as, a slight (i. e., feeble) effort; a slight (i. e., perishable) structure; a slight (i. e., not deep) impression; a slight (i. e., not convincing) argument; a slight (i. e., not thorough) examination; slight (i. e., not severe) pain, and the like.

A child; particularly an infant.

Not stout or heavy; slender.

A newly initiated member of a sorority, who is mentored by a big.

Foolish; silly; weak in intellect.

The participant in ageplay who acts out the younger role.

Slightly.

(countable) One who has mentally age regressed to a childlike state.

A deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

Small in size or extent; not big; diminutive; - opposed to big or large; as, a little body; a little animal; a little piece of ground; a little hill; a little distance; a little child.

Pay no attention to, disrespect;

Short in duration; brief; as, a little sleep.

Having little substance or significance;

Small in quantity or amount; not much; as, a little food; a little air or water.

Almost no or (with `a') at least some; very little;

Small in dignity, power, or importance; not great; insignificant; contemptible.

Being of delicate or slender build;

Small in force or efficiency; not strong; weak; slight; inconsiderable; as, little attention or exertion;little effort; little care or diligence.

Small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow; shallow; contracted; mean; illiberal; ungenerous.

That which is little; a small quantity, amount, space, or the like.

A small degree or scale; miniature.

In a small quantity or degree; not much; slightly; somewhat; - often with a preceding it.

A small amount or duration;

Limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent;

(quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some;

Of short duration or distance;

Not fully grown;

(informal terms) small and of little importance;

(of a voice) faint;

Younger brother or sister;

Lowercase;

Small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context);

Not much;