Definition of Lightweight
Lightweight
Light·weight


Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
Not heavy or serious; lacking importance or substance.

e.g. The company introduced a new lightweight laptop for travelers.

(adjective)
lighter in weight, texture, etc. than something else that is of the same use;

e.g. The man wore a lightweight topcoat on top of his sweater.

(adjective)
quality of something that is lacking seriousness of purpose; trivial;

e.g. I carried a magazine on the flight for some lightweight reading.

(noun)
a person who is of less than average weight;

e.g. The frail child was a lightweight who would get hurt easily in a game of dodgeball or volleyball.

(noun)
a person who is of little influence or importance;

e.g. She was regarded as a political lightweight.

(adjective)
a person who has a low alcohol tolerance or gets drunk easily;

e.g. I'm such a lightweight, I can't drink much at all!

(adjective)
the weight of a boxer who weighs between 125 to 132 pounds;

e.g. He won his first boxing lightweight medal in high school.

(noun)
a lightweight boxer;

e.g. This past week, the boxer fought many lightweights and middleweights during boxing practice.

(noun)
something that is constructed weakly or lightly;

e.g. The tent is such a lightweight that it could get knocked over in one gust of wind!



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