Definitions for lightweight
ˈlaɪtˌweɪtlight·weight

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. lightweightnoun

   a professional boxer who weighs between 131 and 135 pounds

2. whippersnapper, jackanapes, lightweightnoun

   someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous

3. lightweightnoun

   an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 132 pounds

4. lightweightadjective

   a wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds

5. lightweightadjective

   weighing relatively little compared with another item or object of similar use

   "a lightweight fabric"; "lightweight wood"

6. lightweightadjective

   having no importance or influence

   "a lightweight intellect"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. lightweightnoun

   A boxer in a weight division having a maximum limit of 135 pounds for professionals and 132 pounds for amateurs.

2. lightweightnoun

   A competitive weight division between bantamweight and welterweight, with specific weights varying by organization.

3. lightweightnoun

   One of little consequence or ability.

4. lightweightnoun

   A person who can't handle their drink.

5. lightweightnoun

   A political candidate with little chance of winning

6. lightweightadjective

   Lacking in earnestness, ability, or profundity

7. lightweightadjective

   Having less than average weight

8. lightweightadjective

   Lacking in strength

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Lightweight

   Lightweight is a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight.

The New Hacker's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. lightweight

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

Matched Categories

1. • Boxer
   • Prizefighter

How to pronounce lightweight?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Oliver

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How to say lightweight in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of lightweight in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of lightweight in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of lightweight in a Sentence

1. International Data Corporation Nebuloni:

   I think there is certainly an opportunity (for Iceland) - especially for workloads such as technical computing, high performance computing and lightweight consumer Web applications.

2. Filomena Simone:

   We can monitor the position of the finger without adding any other sensor; only exploiting this embedded feature of the wire. This helps us to always preserve a very lightweight structure. This is a big deal because normally prostheses until now are very heavy.

3. Red Bull in 2007-2010:

   Weight is crucial for us, the lightweight materials that Puma are now using in the suits, in the footwear, in the gloves, save us grams but they all add up.

4. Robin Otto:

   Find breathable, lightweight fabrics that are easy to wear. Dresses and jumpsuits are always an easy item to throw on, while not being too constricting during the warmer months of summer.

5. Apeel CEO James Roger:

   If you don't need to install electricity grids and refrigeration equipment at every point along that supply chain — and can instead deliver a pouch of our material, which is lightweight and low cost to distribute, to a remote region where it can then be applied — you now have an extra week to transport it without refrigeration, that has the opportunity to be really transformative.

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