Lightweight - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈlaɪtweɪt|
Brit.
|ˈlaɪtweɪt|
noun
- a professional boxer who weighs between 131 and 135 pounds
- someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous (syn: jackanapes, whippersnapper)
- an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 132 pounds
- a wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds
- someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous (syn: jackanapes, whippersnapper)
- an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 132 pounds
- a wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds
adjective
- weighing relatively little compared with another item or object of similar use
a lightweight fabric
lightweight wood
- having no importance or influencelightweight wood
a lightweight intellect
Extra examples
The members of his staff were considered lightweights.
...among astronomers she's considered a lightweight...
...it's going to be hot, so wear mostly lightweight clothing...
Word forms
noun
singular: lightweight
plural: lightweights
singular: lightweight
plural: lightweights
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