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goad

English

Etymology

From Middle English gode, from Old English g?d (goad), from Proto-Germanic *gaid? (compare Old Norse gedda (pike (fish)), Lombardic gaida (spear)), from Proto-Indo-European *??ey- (compare Old Irish gath (spear), Sanskrit ??????? (hinvati), ?????? (hinoti, to urge on, throw), ???? (heti, missile, projectile)).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???d/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /?o?d/
  • Rhymes: -??d

Noun

goad (plural goads)

  1. A long, pointed stick used to prod animals.
  2. (figuratively) That which goads or incites; a stimulus.

Translations

Verb

goad (third-person singular simple present goads, present participle goading, simple past and past participle goaded)

  1. To prod with a goad.
  2. To encourage or stimulate.
  3. To incite or provoke.

Translations

See also

  • goat

Anagrams

  • Goda, dago, doga

Scots

Etymology

From Old English god, of Germanic origin.

Noun

goad (plural goads)

  1. God

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slight

English

Etymology

From Middle English slight (bad, of poor quality, unimportant, trivial, slender, slim, smooth, level), from Old English sliht (smooth, level), from Proto-Germanic *slihtaz (slippery, flat, level, plain), related to English slick. Cognate with Scots slicht (bad, of poor quality), West Frisian sljocht (smooth, level, plain, simple), Dutch slecht (bad), Low German slecht (bad), German schlecht (bad) and schlicht (plain, artless, natural), Danish slet (bad, evil, poor, nasty, wrong), Swedish slät (smooth), Norwegian slett (even), Icelandic sléttur (even, smooth, level).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: sl?t, IPA(key): /sla?t/
  • (US) IPA(key): [sl?l?????]
  • Rhymes: -a?t
  • Homophone: sleight

Adjective

slight (comparative slighter, superlative slightest)

  1. Small
    1. gentle or weak, not aggressive or powerful
    2. not thorough; superficial
    3. trifling; unimportant; insignificant
      • 1741, John Locke, Some Thoughts Concerning Education & of the Conduct of the Understanding
        Some firmly embrace doctrines upon slight grounds.
    4. (archaic or rare) not far away in space or time
    Synonyms: ignorable, meaningless, negligible, tiny; see also Thesaurus:tiny, Thesaurus:insignificant
  2. of slender build
    • 1822, Sir Walter Scott, Peveril of the Peak
      his own figure, which was formerly so slight
    Synonyms: lithe, svelte, willowy; see also Thesaurus:slender
  3. (regional) Even, smooth or level
    Synonyms: flat, glassy, slick; see also Thesaurus:smooth
  4. (especially said of the sea) still; with little or no movement on the surface
  5. (obsolete) Foolish; silly; not intellectual.
    Synonyms: daft, fatuous, soft in the head; see also Thesaurus:foolish
  6. (regional, obsolete) Bad, of poor quality.
    • 1889 (first published), George Washington, Writings
      we frequently have slight Goods and sometimes old and unsaleable Articles
    Synonyms: flimsy, lousy, shoddy; see also Thesaurus:low-quality
  7. (dated) Slighting; treating with disdain.
    Synonyms: contemptuous, disdainful, scornful; see also Thesaurus:disdainful

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

slight (third-person singular simple present slights, present participle slighting, simple past and past participle slighted)

  1. (transitive) To treat as unimportant or not worthy of attention; to make light of.
    • 1782, William Cowper, Truth
      the wretch who slights the bounty of the skies
  2. (transitive) To give lesser weight or importance to.
    • 1915, Josephine Turck Baker, Correct English (volumes 16-17, page 182)
      Incontiguously (accent on tig; the rest of the syllables slighted) means in an incontiguous manner.
    Synonym: belittle
    Antonyms: respect, value, esteem
  3. (transitive) To treat with disdain or neglect, usually out of prejudice, hatred, or jealousy; to ignore disrespectfully.
    • 1833, Mary Shelley, The Mortal Immortal
      Though true of heart, she was somewhat of a coquette in manner; and I was jealous as a Turk. She slighted me in a thousand ways, yet would never acknowledge herself to be in the wrong. She would drive me mad with anger, and then force me to beg her pardon.
    Synonyms: contemn, despise
    Antonyms: respect, honor
  4. (intransitive) To act negligently or carelessly. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  5. (transitive, military, of a fortification) To render no longer defensible by full or partial demolition.
  6. (transitive) To make even or level.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Hexham to this entry?)
  7. (transitive) To throw heedlessly.

Derived terms

  • slightingly

Translations

Noun

slight (plural slights)

  1. The act of slighting; a deliberate act of neglect or discourtesy.
    Synonyms: ignoring, neglect, belittlement
    Antonym: respect
    • 1793, Benjamin Franklin, The Autobiography of 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.
  2. (obsolete) Sleight.
    • For till that stownd could never wight him harme,
      By subtilty, nor slight, nor might, nor mighty charme.

Derived terms

  • put a slight upon

Translations

Further reading

  • The Dictionary of the Scots Language
  • The Dictionary of the Scots Language
  • The Middle English Dictionary

Anagrams

  • lights

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English sliht, from Proto-Germanic *slihtaz.

Alternative forms

  • sli?t, slei?te, sle?t, slyght, sleght, sleight, sly?t

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /slixt/, /sl?xt/
  • Rhymes: -ixt

Adjective

slight

  1. Level, even, smooth; having no bumps or lumps.
  2. (rare) Of little importance or relevance.
  3. (rare) Slim, narrow, skinny; of little breadth.
  4. (rare) Badly made, poorly-built, or low-quality.
Descendants
  • English: slight
  • Scots: slicht
  • Yola: sleight
References
  • “slight, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-12.

Etymology 2

Noun

slight

  1. Alternative form of sleight

Adjective

slight

  1. Alternative form of sleight

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