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lightweight adjective /ˈlaɪtweɪt/ /ˈlaɪtweɪt/ jump to other results - made of thinner material and less heavy than usual
- a lightweight jacket
- a lightweight aluminium engine
Topics Physics and chemistryc1 - (disapproving) not very serious or impressive
- a lightweight book
- He was considered too lightweight for the job.
lightweight noun /ˈlaɪtweɪt/ /ˈlaɪtweɪt/ jump to other results - [uncountable, countable] a weight in boxing and other sports, between featherweight and welterweight, in boxing usually between 57 and 60 kilograms; a boxer or other competitor in this classTopics Sports: other sportsc1
- [countable] a person or thing that weighs less than is usual
- [countable] (informal, disapproving) a person or thing of little importance or influence
- a political lightweight
- He's an intellectual lightweight (= he does not think very deeply or seriously).
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