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light⋅weight

  [lahyt-weyt]
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–adjective
1. light in weight.
2. being lighter in weight, texture, etc., than another item or object of identical use, quality, or function: a lightweight topcoat; a lightweight alloy for ship construction.
3. without seriousness of purpose; trivial or trifling: lightweight reading.
4. of or pertaining to a lightweight: He's the new lightweight contender.
5. (of a horse, esp. a hunter) able to carry up to 165 lb. (75 kg).
–noun
6. a person of less than average weight.
7. Informal. a person who is of little influence, importance, or effect.
8. a boxer or other contestant intermediate in weight between a featherweight and a welterweight, esp. a professional boxer weighing between 126 and 135 lb. (56.7–61 kg).
Origin:
1765–75; light 2 + weight
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light·weight   (līt'wāt')   
n.  

  1. One that weighs relatively little or less than average.

    1. A weight division in professional boxing having an upper limit of 135 pounds (60.7 kilograms), between junior lightweight and junior welterweight.

    2. A boxer competing in this weight division.

    3. A similar weight division in other sports, such as weightlifting.

    4. A contestant in this weight division.

  3. A person of little ability, intelligence, influence, or importance.

adj.  

  1. Weighing relatively little; not heavy: lightweight clothing; a lightweight wood.

  2. Sports Of, relating to, or characteristic of a lightweight: the lightweight title.

  3. Having no significance or influence: a lightweight intellect.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
lightweight

  1. mod.
    inconsequential. : This is a fairly lightweight matter.
  2. n.
    an inconsequential person; someone who accomplishes very little. : Don't worry about her. She's just a lightweight.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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