The difference between Scant and Slight

When used as nouns, scant means a block of stone sawn on two sides down to the bed level, whereas slight means the act of slighting.

When used as verbs, scant means to limit in amount or share, whereas slight means to treat as slight or not worthy of attention.

When used as adjectives, scant means very little, very few, whereas slight means small in amount, gentle, or weak.

Scant is also adverb with the meaning: with difficulty.

check bellow for the other definitions of Scant and Slight

  1. Scant as an adjective:

    Very little, very few.

    Examples:

    "After his previous escapades, Mary had scant reason to believe John."

  2. Scant as an adjective:

    Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; scanty; meager; not enough.

    Examples:

    "a scant allowance of provisions or water; a scant pattern of cloth for a garment"

  3. Scant as an adjective:

    Sparing; parsimonious; chary.

  1. Scant as a verb (transitive):

    To limit in amount or share; to stint.

    Examples:

    "to scant someone in provisions; to scant ourselves in the use of necessaries"

  2. Scant as a verb (intransitive):

    To fail, or become less; to scantle.

    Examples:

    "The wind scants."

  1. Scant as a noun (masonry):

    A block of stone sawn on two sides down to the bed level.

  2. Scant as a noun (masonry):

    A sheet of stone.

  3. Scant as a noun (wood):

    A slightly thinner measurement of a standard wood size.

  1. Scant as an adverb:

    With difficulty; scarcely; hardly.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Francis Bacon"

  1. Scant as a noun:

    Scarcity; lack.

  1. Slight as an adjective:

    Small in amount, gentle, or weak; inconsiderable; unimportant; insignificant; not severe.

    Examples:

    "a slight (i.e. feeble) effort; a slight (i.e. not deep) impression; a slight (i.e. not convincing) argument; a slight (i.e. not thorough) examination; a slight (i.e. not severe) pain; in the slight future (i.e. the very [[near]] future)"

  2. Slight as an adjective:

    Not stout or heavy; slender.

    Examples:

    "a slight but graceful woman"

  3. Slight as an adjective (regional):

    Even, smooth or level; still (of the sea).

    Examples:

    "A slight stone"

    "The sea was slight and calm"

  4. Slight as an adjective (obsolete):

    Foolish; silly; weak in intellect.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Hudibras"

  5. Slight as an adjective (regional, obsolete):

    Bad, of poor quality (as goods).

    Examples:

    "A gullible chapman was fooled into buying really slight goods."

  6. Slight as an adjective (dated):

    Slighting; treating with disdain.

  1. Slight as a verb (transitive):

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

  2. Slight as a verb (transitive):

    To give lesser weight or importance to.

  3. Slight as a verb (transitive):

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

  4. Slight as a verb (intransitive):

    To act negligently or carelessly.

  5. Slight as a verb (transitive, military, of a fortification):

    To render no longer defensible by full or partial demolition.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Clarendon"

  6. Slight as a verb (transitive):

    To make even or level.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Hexham"

  7. Slight as a verb (transitive):

    To throw heedlessly.

  1. Slight as a noun:

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

  2. Slight as a noun (obsolete):

    Sleight.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Edmund Spenser"

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