lightweight meaning

lightweight as a noun

1. a professional boxer who weighs between 131 and 135 pounds

   Type of: prizefighter

2. someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous

   Synonyms: whippersnapper, jackanapes

   Type of: cipher

3. an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 132 pounds

   Type of: boxer

4. a wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds

   Type of: wrestler

lightweight as an adjective

1. weighing relatively little compared with another item or object of similar use
   • a lightweight fabric
   • lightweight wood

   Similar: light

2. having no importance or influence
   • a lightweight intellect

   Similar: unimportant

lightweight in a sentence

• A lightweight fruit picker is perfect for home gardening.
• This carbon fiber bicycle is incredibly lightweight.
• I want some lightweight shoes.
• It's compact and lightweight.
• The rifle is lightweight.

How to pronounce lightweight

lightweight is pronounced /ˈlaɪtweɪt/ in British English and /ˈlaɪtweɪt/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with lightweight

• late
• straight
• date
• mate
• state
• rate
• wait
• debate
• plate
• relate
• translate
• great
• dictate
• fate
• create
• bait
• gate
• hate
• slate
• equate
• estate
• update
• freight
• inflate