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lightweight

/ˈlaɪt.weɪt/noun, adjective2 syllables

Lightweight means: someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous.

Synonyms for lightweight4

noun, as in someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous

whippersnapper, jackanapes

adjective, as in weighing relatively little compared with another item or object of similar use

light

adjective, as in having no importance or influence

unimportant

What does lightweight mean?7

noun

1

someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous

2

a professional boxer who weighs between 131 and 135 pounds

3

an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 132 pounds

4

a wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds

5

A weight class division in combat sports, for fighters heavier than those in the featherweight division and lighter than those in the welterweight division.

adjective

1

weighing relatively little compared with another item or object of similar use“a lightweight fabric”

2

having no importance or influence“a lightweight intellect”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with lightweight?44

three syllables

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All 44 rhymes for lightweight, grouped by syllable

Lightweight in a sentence

  • A lightweight fruit picker is perfect for home gardening.always
  • It's a small and lightweight audio player with extensive format support.Myrano_
  • This titanium bicycle made in Italy is incredibly lightweight.karloelkebekio
  • The bridge is supported by a truss made up of steel beams, making it both strong and lightweight.Auride
  • The ring was advertised as being made of zirconium, which is both durable and lightweight.rul
  • Ms Sato is no lightweight. I just saw her neck three bottles of beer.sundown
  • This carbon fiber bicycle is incredibly lightweight.Hybrid
  • The Indigenous people of North America fashioned sturdy, lightweight canoes from the bark of birch trees.Objectivesea

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Forms of lightweight

as a noun

plural
lightweights

as a adjective

comparative
lighterweight
superlative
lightestweight