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 Definitions of Lightweight  [ˈlaɪtˌweɪt]  

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Definition of 'Lightweight' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) lightweight
light in weight:
a lightweight topcoat.

2.  lightweight
without seriousness of purpose; trivial or trifling.

3.  lightweight
of or pertaining to a lightweight:
the new lightweight contender.

4. (n.) lightweight
a person of less than average weight.

5.  lightweight
Informal. a person who is of little influence, importance, or effect.

6.  lightweight
a boxer intermediate in weight between a featherweight and a welterweight, esp. a professional boxer weighing up to 135 lb. (61 kg).

7.  lightweight
a weightlifter intermediate in weight between a featherweight and a middleweight.

Etymology:  (1765–75)

Definition of 'Lightweight' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) lightweight
a professional boxer who weighs between 131 and 135 pounds

2. (noun) whippersnapper, jackanapes, lightweight
someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous

3. (noun) lightweight
an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 132 pounds

4. (adj) lightweight
a wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds

5. (adj) lightweight
weighing relatively little compared with another item or object of similar use
"a lightweight fabric"; "lightweight wood"

6. (adj) lightweight
having no importance or influence
"a lightweight intellect"


Definitions of 'Lightweight' The New Hacker's Dictionary 

1.  Lightweight
Opposite of heavyweight; usually found in combining forms such as lightweight process.


Translation of 'Lightweight' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: light in weight
a lightweight raincoat.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: liggewig Arabic flag Arabic: وَزْن خَفيف Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: лек
Brazilian flag Brazilian: leve Czech flag Czech: lehký German flag German: leicht
Danish flag Danish: letvægts- Greek flag Greek: ελαφρός Spanish flag Spanish: ligero
Estonian flag Estonian: kerge Farsi flag Farsi: سبک وزن Finnish flag Finnish: kevyt
French flag French: léger Hebrew flag Hebrew: קַל מִשקָל Hindi flag Hindi: कम भार का
Croatian flag Croatian: lagan (težina) Hungarian flag Hungarian: könnyűsúly(ú) Indonesian flag Indonesian: ringan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: léttur Italian flag Italian: leggero Japanese flag Japanese: 軽量の
Korean flag Korean: 경량의 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: lengvas Latvian flag Latvian: (par svaru) viegls
Malay flag Malay: nipis Dutch flag Dutch: lichtgewicht Norwegian flag Norwegian: lett
Polish flag Polish: lekki Persian flag Persian: سبک وزن Pashto flag Pashto: سپك وزنه
Portuguese flag Portuguese: leve Romanian flag Romanian: uşor Russian flag Russian: лёгкий
Slovak flag Slovak: ľahký Slovenian flag Slovenian: lahek Serbian flag Serbian: lagan
Swedish flag Swedish: lätt, lättvikts- Thai flag Thai: น้ำหนักเบา Turkish flag Turkish: hafif
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 輕量的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: легкий Urdu flag Urdu: ہلکا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: hạng nhẹ Chinese flag Chinese: 轻量的

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