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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SLIGHTNESS

n. 1. Weakness; want of force or strength; superficialness; as the slightness of a wound or an impression.
2. Negligence; want of attention; want of vehemence. How does it reproach the slightness of out sleepy heartless addresses!

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SLIGHTNESS

SLIGHTNESS Slight "ness, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being slight; slenderness; feebleness; superficiality; also, formerly, negligence; indifference; disregard.

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