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# lightweight

«lightweight» in Mova's school dictionary: **not heavy, weighing less than usual** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

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

### meaning for a pupil

1) Lightweight means not heavy, weighing less than usual. [tree →](https://md.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://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lightweight/#m3)

### sense 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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lightweight/#x1)
- Aluminium is a lightweight metal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lightweight/#x2)
- He boxes as a lightweight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lightweight/#x3)
- Pack lightweight clothes for camping. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lightweight/#x5)
- The plane is built from lightweight materials. [tree →](https://md.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.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «lightweight» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lightweight/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.