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lightweight

light·weight

US/laɪtˈweɪt/ uncommon
noun (4) adjective (2)

noun

1.

a professional boxer who weighs between 131 and 135 pounds

2.
3.

an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 132 pounds

4.

a wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds

adjective

1.

having relatively little weight

  • “lightweight fabrics”
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2.

having no importance or influence

  • “a lightweight intellect”
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Origin

From light (“not heavy”, adjective) + weight (noun).

Phrases

  • lightweight spaceship

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