slightness

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However, the filmmakers' assumption that the audience knows these women also informs the series' slightness in some areas, especially throughout the first two episodes.

From Salon • Sep. 20, 2023

The docu-dramedy “Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game” tells a low-stakes story with an accomplished cast, an appropriately light tone and enough energy to compensate for its slightness.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2023

Its most outré pieces are the ones designed with the most detail and care, lest you mistake lightness for slightness.

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2018

The slightness of those movies doesn’t detract from their charm, and, watching them now, it seems to me that they are probably harder to pull off for an actor than heavier material.

From The Guardian • Jan. 28, 2017

As for Olmsted, Burnham was struck by the slightness of his frame, which seemed structurally insufficient to support so massive a skull.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson