Lightweight Definition & Meaning
lightweight
- adjective
- weighing relatively little compared with another item or object of similar use; "a lightweight fabric"; "lightweight wood"
- having no importance or influence; "a lightweight intellect"
- noun
- a professional boxer who weighs between 131 and 135 pounds
- someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous
- an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 132 pounds
- a wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds
"Lightweight" in song lyrics
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"Brothers try to get with Finesse but they lightweight"
Lord Finesse and DJ Mike Smooth f/ A.G. — Keep it Flowing -
"Bright freight to fight fate but I'm naive and lightweight"
MC Paul Barman — How Hard is That? -
"Lightweight"
Quasimoto f/ MF Doom — Closer
Words that rhyme with lightweight
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- What does lightweight mean?
- weighing relatively little compared with another item or object of similar use; "a lightweight fabric"; "lightweight wood" having no importance or influence; "a lightweight intellect" a professional boxer who weighs between 131 and 135 pounds someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 132 pounds a wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds
- What part of speech is lightweight?
- Lightweight is an adjective and a noun.
- How many definitions does lightweight have?
- Lightweight has 6 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).