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Webster 1913 Edition
Slightness
Slight′ness
,Noun.
The quality or state of being slight; slenderness; feebleness; superficiality; also, formerly, negligence; indifference; disregard.
Webster 1828 Edition
Slightness
SLIGHTNESS
,Noun.
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!