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lightweight noun [ ˈlʌɪtweɪt ]

• a weight in boxing and other sports intermediate between featherweight and welterweight. In the amateur boxing scale it ranges from 57 to 60 kg.
• a person or thing that is lightly built or constructed.

lightweight adjective

• of thin material or build and weighing less than average.
• "a lightweight grey suit"
Similar: thin, light, flimsy, insubstantial, summery, feathery, airy, delicate, fine, floaty, gauzy, sheer, gossamer, diaphanous, transparent, translucent, see-through,
Opposite: heavy, thick,
• lacking seriousness, depth, or influence.
• "the film was entertaining, if rather lightweight"
Similar: trivial, insubstantial, trifling, frothy, superficial, shallow, unintellectual, undemanding, frivolous, insignificant, of no account, unimportant, of no consequence, inconsequential, minor, paltry, petty, slight, negligible, immaterial, of no merit, of no value, valueless, worthless,
Opposite: profound, heavyweight,


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