English adjective: lightweight | |||
| 1. | lightweight weighing relatively little compared with another item or object of similar use | ||
| Samples | A lightweight fabric. Lightweight wood. | ||
| Similar | light | ||
| Antonyms | heavy | ||
| 2. | lightweight having no importance or influence | ||
| Samples | A lightweight intellect. | ||
| Similar | unimportant | ||
| Antonyms | important, of import | ||
English noun: lightweight | |||
| 1. | lightweight (person) a professional boxer who weighs between 131 and 135 pounds | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gladiator, prizefighter | ||
| 2. | lightweight (person) someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous | ||
| Synonyms | jackanapes, whippersnapper | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cipher, cypher, nobody, nonentity | ||
| 3. | lightweight (person) an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 132 pounds | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | boxer, pugilist | ||
| 4. | lightweight (person) a wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | grappler, matman, wrestler | ||