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   light·weight

   /ˈlītˌwāt/

   noun

   • 1. a weight in boxing and other sports intermediate between featherweight and welterweight. In the amateur boxing scale it ranges from 125 to 132 pounds (57 to 60 kg).
   • ▪ a lightweight boxer or other competitor.
   • 2. a person or thing that is lightly built or constructed.
   • ▪ a person of little importance or influence, especially in a particular sphere: informal "he was regarded as a political lightweight"
   • ▪ a person who gets drunk easily or has a low tolerance to alcohol: informal "I'm a total lightweight so generally I don't drink a whole lot"

   adjective

   • 1. of thin material or build and weighing less than average: "a lightweight gray suit" Similar thinlightflimsyinsubstantialsummeryfeatheryairydelicatefinefloatygauzysheergossamerdiaphanoustransparenttranslucentsee-throughOpposite heavythick
   • 2. containing little serious matter: "the newspaper is lightweight and trivial" Similar trivialinsubstantialtriflingfrothysuperficialshallowunintellectualundemandingfrivolousinsignificantof no accountunimportantof no consequenceinconsequentialminorpaltrypettyslightnegligibleimmaterialof no meritof no valuevaluelessworthlessOpposite profoundheavyweight

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   The meaning of LIGHTWEIGHT is one of less than average weight; specifically : a boxer in a weight division having a maximum limit of 135 pounds for professionals and 132 pounds for amateurs. How to use lightweight in a sentence.

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   LIGHTWEIGHT definition: 1. weighing only a little or less than average: 2. not showing deep understanding or knowledge of…. Learn more.

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   When an object is lightweight, it weighs much less than other similar objects. A person is a lightweight if they can't handle much — if you get full after a small meal, big eaters might refer to you as a lightweight.

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   being lighter in weight, texture, etc., than another item or object of identical use, quality, or function: a lightweight alloy for ship construction.

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   Something that is lightweight weighs less than most other things of the same type. ...lightweight denim. The company manufactures a range of innovative light-weight cycles.

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   adj. 1. Weighing relatively little; not heavy: lightweight clothing; a lightweight wood. 2. Sports Of, relating to, or characteristic of a lightweight: the lightweight title. 3. Having no significance or influence: a lightweight intellect. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   Definition of lightweight adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   lightweight meaning, definition, what is lightweight: someone who has no importance or influen...: Learn more.

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    being lighter in weight, texture, etc., than another item or object of identical use, quality, or function: a lightweight topcoat; a lightweight alloy for ship construction. without seriousness of purpose;

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    Lightweight definition: One that weighs relatively little or less than average.