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单词 light-footed
释义

light-footed

adjective

light-foot·​ed ˈlīt-ˌfu̇-təd How to pronounce light-footed (audio)
variants or less commonly light-foot
ˈlīt-ˌfu̇t How to pronounce light-footed (audio)
1
: having a light and springy step
2
: moving gracefully and nimbly
light-footed prose

Synonyms

  • agile
  • featly
  • feline
  • graceful
  • gracile
  • light
  • lightsome
  • lissome
  • lissom
  • lithe
  • lithesome
  • nimble
  • spry
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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

light-footed

adjective

variants also light-foot
as in agile
moving easily the light-footed cat crept silently through the house

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • agile
  • graceful
  • light
  • nimble
  • spry
  • lithesome
  • lithe
  • lissome
  • athletic
  • feline
  • gracile
  • lissom
  • dexterous
  • lightsome
  • balletic
  • coordinated
  • featly
  • acrobatic
  • limber
  • flexible
  • adroit
  • deft
  • pliant
  • supple
  • fleet-footed
  • loose-jointed
  • sure-footed
  • dextrous
  • light-fingered
  • pliable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • clumsy
  • lumbering
  • ungainly
  • gawky
  • ungraceful
  • graceless
  • awkward
  • uncoordinated
  • klutzy
  • rigid
  • stiff
  • inflexible
  • inept
  • maladroit
  • bungling
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