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Slighter vs Lighter - What's the difference?

slighter | lighter |

As adjectives the difference between slighter and lighter

is that slighter is comparative of slight while lighter is comparative of light.

As nouns the difference between slighter and lighter

is that slighter is one who slights while lighter is one who, or that which, lights.

As a verb lighter is

to transfer cargo or fuel from a ship, lightening it to make its draft less or to make it easier to refloat.

slighter

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (slight)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who slights.

    • Anagrams

    * *

    lighter

    English

    Etymology 1

    See

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (light)
    • I prefer a lighter shade of pink.

    Etymology 2

    See

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who, or that which, lights.
    • a lighter of lamps
  • A small, reusable handheld device for creating fire, especially for lighting cigarettes.
    • Cigarette in mouth, he clutched his pockets in search of a lighter .

    Etymology 3

    See ; or possibly from (etyl) luchter

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A flat-bottomed boat for carrying heavy loads across short distances (especially for canals or for loading or unloading larger boats).

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To transfer cargo or fuel from a ship, lightening it to make its draft less or to make it easier to refloat.

    • Etymology 4

    See

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (light)
    • What happened? You look 10 lbs. lighter !
    I wish I'd thrown a lighter punch; he's out cold.

    Anagrams

    * relight