nnoun.acta deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)Synset:rebuff
Derivationally Related Form:slightrebuff
Hypernyms:discourtesy offence offense offensive activity
Inherited Hypernyms:rebuffdiscourtesybehavioractivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:cold shouldercutsilent treatmentsnub
Full Hyponyms:silent treatmentsnub
vverb.cognitionpay no attention to, disrespectSynset:cold-shoulder
Examples:- She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance
Derivationally Related Form:slightcold shoulder
Hypernyms:brush aside brush off discount dismiss disregard ignore push aside
Inherited Hypernyms:slightdismissrejectevaluatethink
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
adjadj.all(quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with 'a') at least someSynset:little
Examples:- little rain fell in May
- gave it little thought
- little time is left
- we still have little money
- a little hope remained
- there's slight chance that it will work
- there's a slight chance it will work
Antonyms:much
Inherited Hypernyms:little
Similar to:small
See also:less
adj satadj.alllacking substance or significanceSynset:flimsy fragile tenuous thin
Examples:- slight evidence
- a tenuous argument
- a thin plot
- a fragile claim to fame
Antonyms:significant
Derivationally Related Form:slightnessthinnesstenuity
Inherited Hypernyms:flimsy
Similar to:insignificant unimportant
adj satadj.allbeing of delicate or slender buildSynset:slender slim svelte
Examples:- she was slender as a willow shoot is slender - Frank Norris
- a slim girl with straight blonde hair
- watched her slight figure cross the street
Antonyms:fat
Derivationally Related Form:slightnessslendernessslimness
Inherited Hypernyms:slender
Similar to:lean thin