light weight: Meaning and Definition of

light' weight'

Pronunciation: [key]
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light•weight

Pronunciation: (līt'wāt"), [key]
— adj.
  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).
—n.
  1. a person of less than average weight.
  2. a person who is of little influence, importance, or effect.
  3. 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).
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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