Slightly — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

to a small degree or extent

in a slim or slender manner

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/slˈaɪtli/

🇬🇧British English

/slˈaɪtli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/slˈaɪtli/

2 syllables Say it as /slˈaɪtli/.

Examples

his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory
the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other
a slenderly built woman

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

slimly more or less somewhat slenderly

Parts of Speech

adverb	to a small degree or extent “his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory”
adverb	in a slim or slender manner “a slenderly built woman”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

leicht

in geringem Maße oder Umfang

🇫🇷French

légèrement

dans une faible mesure ou dans une certaine mesure

🇪🇸Spanish

levemente

en un pequeño grado o medida

🇮🇹Italian

leggermente

in una piccola misura o misura

🇳🇱Dutch

lichtelijk

in kleine mate of mate

🇵🇹Portuguese

um pouco

em um pequeno grau ou extensão

🇷🇺Russian

немного

в небольшой степени или степени

India

🇮🇳Hindi

थोड़ा

थोड़ी मात्रा या सीमा तक

🇧🇩Bengali

সামান্য

একটি ছোট ডিগ্রী বা পরিমাণে

🇮🇳Tamil

சிறிது

ஒரு சிறிய அளவு அல்லது அளவிற்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

కొద్దిగా

ఒక చిన్న డిగ్రీ లేదా మేరకు

🇮🇳Marathi

किंचित

थोड्या प्रमाणात किंवा प्रमाणात

🇮🇳Gujarati

સહેજ

નાની ડિગ્રી અથવા હદ સુધી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ

ಸಣ್ಣ ಮಟ್ಟಕ್ಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಮಟ್ಟಿಗೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചെറുതായി

ഒരു ചെറിയ അളവിലോ പരിധിയിലോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਥੋੜ੍ਹਾ ਜਿਹਾ

ਥੋੜ੍ਹੀ ਜਿਹੀ ਡਿਗਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਹੱਦ ਤੱਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

تھوڑا سا

ایک چھوٹی سی ڈگری یا حد تک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

轻微地

在很小的程度上或程度

🇯🇵Japanese

わずかに

わずかな程度または範囲で

🇰🇷Korean

약간

어느 정도

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhẹ nhàng

ở một mức độ nhỏ hoặc mức độ

🇹🇭Thai

เล็กน้อย

ในระดับเล็กน้อยหรือขอบเขต

🇮🇩Indonesian

agak

pada tingkat atau batas yang kecil

🇵🇭Filipino

bahagya

sa isang maliit na antas o lawak

🇲🇾Malay

sedikit

pada tahap atau tahap yang kecil

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

طفيف

بدرجة قليلة أو إلى حد ما

🇮🇷Persian

کمی

به درجه یا مقدار کمی

🇹🇷Turkish

biraz

küçük bir dereceye veya ölçüde

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְעַט

במידה או במידה קטנה

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