Meaning

4 senses
  1. Lacking in earnestness, ability, or profundity.

    seicht, dünnbrettbohrerisch

  2. Having less than average weight.

    leichtgewichtig

    лёгкийljogkij

  3. Lacking in strength.

    schwach, leistungsarm

  4. Having a small footprint or performance impact.

    abgespeckt

More definitions
  • weighing relatively little compared with another item or object of similar use
  • having no importance or influence

Examples

15 sentences
  1. This carbon fiber bicycle is incredibly lightweight.

    ruЭтот карбоновый велосипед невероятно лёгок. — Karok

    deDieses Kohlefaserfahrrad ist unglaublich leicht. — Yorwba

  2. Tom is a lightweight.

  3. It's compact and lightweight.

    deEs ist kompakt und leicht. — Naina

  4. A lightweight fruit picker is perfect for home gardening.

  5. It's a small and lightweight audio player with extensive format support.

Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
having less than average weight:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
lacking in earnestness, ability, or profundity:
having less than average weight:
lacking in strength:
having a small footprint or performance impact:

Origin

From light (“not heavy”, adjective) + weight (noun).

From light (“not heavy”, adjective) + weight (noun).

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Forms

more lightweight/lighterweight, most lightweight/lightestweight

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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