[
US
/ˈɫaɪtˈweɪt/
]
[ UK /lˈaɪtweɪt/ ]
[ UK /lˈaɪtweɪt/ ]
NOUN
- a wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds
- an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 132 pounds
- a professional boxer who weighs between 131 and 135 pounds
- someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous
ADJECTIVE
-
weighing relatively little compared with another item or object of similar use
lightweight wood
a lightweight fabric -
having no importance or influence
a lightweight intellect
How To Use lightweight In A Sentence
- Wildlife Watching Supplies stock a wide range of materials, olive green or camouflage pattern, lightweight, medium and heavy weight, showerproofed polycotton and waterproof nylon.
- The concerto is mostly lightweight with tuttis the more dramatic when they appear.
- Made of lightweight, durable fabric it has a zip end pocket. The Sun
- The light-gray tailgate is made completely from lightweight but highly robust Lexan, allowing a view of the aluminum structure that makes up the rigidifying frame, for example. Autoblog
- In the early part of the twentieth century, the B.V.D. brand of men's underwear (notable for its front buttons and back flaps) so dominated the marketplace that 'BVDs' became a general term used to refer to any brand of similar product (i.e., lightweight, one-piece long underwear for men), and eventually to all types and brands of men's underwear as well. New Urban Legends
- Natural hair This lightweight noncreamy formula provides a healthy boost of essential vitamins and reconstructive polymers to revitalize dry hair and strengthen cuticles.
- The paper itself is a lightweight Japanese sheet, adding to the atmosphere of fragility.
- Stuff the bottom of the sap bucket, if necessary, with packing peanuts, moss, a ball of newspaper or other lightweight material.
- Mr Fournier will spend around three hours ascending in an enclosed lightweight gondola before deflating the balloon and parachuting back to earth in six minutes and 25 seconds.
- For a start, this music is uninhibited, drawing plentifully from the lightweight and somewhat swingy end of the spectrum.