slightness
noun
slightness is spelled S-L-I-G-H-T-N-E-S-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, slightness means “The property of being slight, smallness, petiteness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of slightness is slightnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in slightness?
| Letters | 10: S-L-I-G-H-T-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is slightness?
Slightness appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of slightness
- slightnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does slightness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The property of being slight, smallness, petiteness
Poor nutrition explained his slightness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does slightness come from?
From slight + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).