Slight vs Puny - What's the difference?

Slight is a related term of puny.

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between slight and puny

is that slight is (obsolete) foolish; silly; weak in intellect while puny is (obsolete) a beginner, a novice.

As adjectives the difference between slight and puny

is that slight is small, weak or gentle; not decidedly marked; not forcible; inconsiderable; unimportant; insignificant; not severe while puny is of inferior size, strength or significance.

As nouns the difference between slight and puny

is that slight is the act of slighting; a deliberate act of neglect or discourtesy while puny is (obsolete) a new pupil at a school etc; a junior student.

As a verb slight

is to treat as slight or not worthy of attention, to make light of.

slight

English

Adjective

(er)

Small, weak or gentle; not decidedly marked; not forcible; inconsiderable; unimportant; insignificant; not severe.

* (Alexander Pope) (1688-1744)

Slight is the subject, but not so the praise.

* (John Locke) (1632-1705)

Some firmly embrace doctrines upon slight grounds.

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Not stout or heavy; slender.

* Sir (Walter Scott) (1771-1832)

his own figure, which was formerly so slight

(obsolete) Foolish; silly; weak in intellect.

(Hudibras)

Synonyms

* See also

Derived terms

* slightish * slightly * slightness

Verb

(en verb)

To treat as slight or not worthy of attention, to make light of.

* Cowper

the wretch who slights the bounty of the skies

To treat with disdain or neglect.

To act negligently or carelessly.

(military, of a fortification) To render no longer defensible by full or partial demolition.

(Clarendon)

To make even or level.

(Hexham)

To throw heedlessly.

* Shakespeare

The rogue slighted me into the river.

Synonyms

* See also

Derived terms

* slightingly

Noun

(wikipedia slight) (en noun)

The act of slighting; a deliberate act of neglect or discourtesy.

* (Benjamin Franklin)

Never use a slighting expression to her, even in jest; for slights in jest, after frequent bandyings, are apt to end in angry earnest.

Sleight.

(Spenser)

Synonyms

* See also

Derived terms

* put a slight upon

References

(Webster 1913)

Anagrams

* lights

puny

English

Noun

(punies)

(obsolete) A new pupil at a school etc.; a junior student.

(obsolete) A younger person.

*, II.12:

a law that the eldest or first borne child shall succeed and inherit all: where nothing at all is reserved for Punies , but obedience.

(obsolete) A beginner, a novice.

(Fuller)

(archaic) An inferior person; a subordinate.

Adjective

(er)

Of inferior size, strength or significance.

* Shakespeare

A puny subject strikes at thy great glory.

* Keble

Breezes laugh to scorn our puny speed.

Synonyms

* See also