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# lightweight

adjective (lightweight); noun (a lightweight, lightweights)

«lightweight» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Lightweight means not heavy, weighing less than usual. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lightweight/#m1)
2. (sport) A lightweight is a boxer or other fighter in a lighter weight class. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lightweight/#m2)
3. (informal, insult) A lightweight is a person who is not important, serious or able to handle much, like someone who gets tired easily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lightweight/#m3)

### In the lessons

Everyday: «a lightweight jacket», «lightweight bike». Sport: boxing and rowing weight classes. Talk: «Don't be a lightweight!» (teasing). Science: lightweight materials like aluminium.

### Examples

- This lightweight jacket is good for spring. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lightweight/#x1)
- Aluminium is a lightweight metal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lightweight/#x2)
- He boxes as a lightweight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lightweight/#x3)
- Pack lightweight clothes for camping. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lightweight/#x4)
- «You're such a lightweight!» she teased when he went to bed early. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lightweight/#x5)
- The plane is built from lightweight materials. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lightweight/#x6)

### Note

One word. Plural: lightweights. Opposite: heavyweight. As a teasing insult it is informal.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «lightweight» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lightweight/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«lightweight» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lightweight.html) on Mova free.