slighting

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈslaɪtɪŋ/ UK /ˈslaɪtɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
showing disrespect or disparagement

He made a slighting remark about her unfinished thesis.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · showing disrespect or... disparaging derogatory dismissivebelittlingcontemptuous scornful

Opposites

respectful complimentary flattering

Word family

Related forms slight slightingly

Etymology

From slight ('to treat with disregard'), from the adjective slight ('slender, trifling'), from Old Norse slettr ('smooth, flat'), of Germanic origin.

slettr Old Norse

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# slighting

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈslaɪtɪŋ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈslaɪtɪŋ/

## Meanings
1. showing disrespect or disparagement

## Examples
- He made a slighting remark about her unfinished thesis.

## Synonyms
- disparaging
- derogatory
- dismissive
- belittling
- contemptuous
- scornful

## Antonyms
- respectful
- complimentary
- flattering

## Related Forms
- slight
- slightingly

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: slettr

## Etymology
From slight ('to treat with disregard'), from the adjective slight ('slender, trifling'), from Old Norse slettr ('smooth, flat'), of Germanic origin.

## AI Etymology
Slighting comes from slight ('to treat with disregard'), from the adjective slight ('slender, trifling'), from Old Norse slettr ('smooth, flat'), of Germanic origin. The historical chain includes Old Norse slettr. Older glosses in the chain include "to treat with disregard", "slender, trifling", and "smooth, flat", which help explain the semantic range of the modern word. Morphologically, slighting is best read as borrowing, yielding an English adjective shaped by both form history and later usage. In current English it functions as an adjective, with the sense "showing disrespect or disparagement". related forms include slight and slightingly. The result is an English adjective whose etymology preserves the older forms while supporting the word's specialized modern meaning.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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