[1830–40; feather + light2]This word is first recorded in the period 1830–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: ante, grid, isometric, nationalism, stroboscope
Examples of 'featherlight' in a sentence
featherlight
The headline-grabbing figure for the diesel is 64mpg, possible with a featherlight right foot.
The Sun (2011)
An unwieldy title for a curiously featherlight piece of work.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
You will need a featherlight right foot to get close to that.
The Sun (2012)
This featherlight farce has one of the oldest, clunkiest plots in cinema.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
A slight combination of bittersweet drama and featherlight farce.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
For the technical challenge, they have to make a featherlight chocolate soufflé.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
This featherlight formula harnesses 'spreadability technology'.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
These are tiny, featherlight synthetic lashes that are bonded, using glue, to your real lashes.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Her first entrance, as an excited teenage princess, was full of confidence, her arms featherlight and gorgeous, her phrasing luxuriant.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Featherlight tempura; hummock of sweet white crabmeat spiked with apple; shaami — tiny fishcake sultry with brown meat.