The difference between Slick and Slight

When used as nouns, slick means a covering of liquid, particularly oil, whereas slight means the act of slighting.

When used as verbs, slick means to make slick, whereas slight means to treat as slight or not worthy of attention.

When used as adjectives, slick means slippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid, whereas slight means small in amount, gentle, or weak.

check bellow for the other definitions of Slick and Slight

  1. Slick as an adjective:

    Slippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances.

    Examples:

    "This rain is making the roads slick."

    "The top coating of lacquer gives this finish a slick look."

    "His large round head was shaved slick."

  2. Slick as an adjective:

    Appearing expensive or sophisticated.

    Examples:

    "They read all kinds of slick magazines."

  3. Slick as an adjective:

    Superficially convincing but actually untrustworthy.

    Examples:

    "That new sales rep is slick. Be sure to read the fine print before you buy anything."

  4. Slick as an adjective (often used sarcastically):

    Clever, making an apparently hard task easy.

    Examples:

    "Our new process for extracting needles from haystacks is extremely slick."

    "That was a slick move, locking your keys in the car."

  5. Slick as an adjective (US, West Coast, _, slang):

    Extraordinarily great or special.

    Examples:

    "That is one slick bicycle: it has all sorts of features!"

  6. Slick as an adjective:

    sleek; smooth

  1. Slick as a noun:

    A covering of liquid, particularly oil.

    Examples:

    "Careful in turn three — there's an oil slick on the road."

    "The oil slick has now spread to cover the entire bay, critically endangering the sea life."

  2. Slick as a noun:

    Someone who is clever and untrustworthy.

  3. Slick as a noun:

    A tool used to make something smooth or even.

  4. Slick as a noun (sports, automotive):

    A tire with a smooth surface instead of a tread pattern, often used in auto racing.

    Examples:

    "You'll go much faster if you put on slicks."

  5. Slick as a noun (US, military, _, slang):

    A helicopter.

  6. Slick as a noun (printing):

    A camera-ready image to be used by a printer. The "slick" is photographed to produce a negative image which is then used to burn a positive offset plate or other printing device.

    Examples:

    "The project was delayed because the slick had not been delivered to the printer."

  7. Slick as a noun:

    A wide paring chisel used in joinery.

  1. Slick as a verb:

    To make slick.

    Examples:

    "The surface had been slicked."

  1. Slick as a noun:

  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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