slight vs slur

slight

verb
  • To treat as unimportant or not worthy of attention; to make light of. 

  • To act negligently or carelessly. 

  • To treat with disdain or neglect, usually out of prejudice, hatred, or jealousy; to ignore disrespectfully. 

  • To render no longer defensible by full or partial demolition. 

  • To give lesser weight or importance to. 

  • To throw heedlessly. 

adj
  • still; with little or no movement on the surface 

  • Even, smooth or level 

  • not far away in space or time 

  • of slender build 

  • gentle or weak, not aggressive or powerful 

  • not thorough; superficial 

  • trifling; unimportant; insignificant 

noun
  • The act of ignoring or snubbing; a deliberate act of neglect or discourtesy. 

slur

verb
  • To cover over; to disguise; to conceal; to pass over lightly or with little notice. 

  • To run together; to articulate poorly. 

  • To insult or slight. 

  • To play legato or without separate articulation; to connect (notes) smoothly. 

  • To soil; to sully; to contaminate; to disgrace. 

  • To cheat, as by sliding a die; to trick. 

noun
  • In knitting machines, a device for depressing the sinkers successively by passing over them. 

  • An insinuation or innuendo. 

  • An act of running one's words together; poor verbal articulation. 

  • A mark, stain, or smear; (by extension) a slight occasion of reproach. 

  • A disparaging insult or slight, particularly one used to denigrate a specific group. 

  • A set of notes that are played legato, without separate articulation. 

  • The symbol indicating a legato passage, written as an arc over the slurred notes (not to be confused with a tie). 

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