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

The sly expression, the slightness of stature, the ears befitting a fable.

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2020

Towering figures these are not – in fact, their slightness is truly remarkable.

From The Guardian • May 17, 2019

For all his slightness of body, he looked at that moment ready and able to push the washbowl straight through the floor.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger