lightweight
English
/ˈlaɪt.weɪt/, /laɪtˈweɪt/
noun
Definitions
- (combat) A particular weight class, or member of such, as prescribed by the rules, between that of the heavier welterweight and the lighter featherweight. See Wikipedia for the specifics of each sport.
- (rowing) A particular weight category as prescribed by the rules, separate from an open or heavyweight class.
- (weightlifting) A competitive weight division as prescribed by the rules, between the heavier middleweight and the lighter featherweight.
- One of little consequence or ability.
- A person who cannot handle their drink; one who gets drunk on very little alcohol.
- A political candidate with little chance of winning
Etymology
Affix from English light (not heavy, lacking weight, not weighed down, ignite, very like, come, make less heavy, get down, same as, drop, illuminate, lacking weight mental gravity, shine, lacking mental gravity, weak, pale, bright, lighten, l, luminous, visible, little weight, make bright, dismount, unload) + English weight.
Origin
English
weight
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Christmas light English
- Spooklight English
- alight English
- antilight English
- arclight English
- atomweight English
- backlight English
- backweight English
- bantamweight English
- bedlight English
- belight English
- betalight English
- birthweight English
- biweight English
- black light English
- blacklight English
- bobweight English
- bodyweight English
- booklight English
- candlelight English
- catchlight English
- clockweight English
- counterweight English
- crosslight English
- cruiserweight English
- cwt. English
- dawnlight English
- daylight English
- deadlight English
- deweight English
- doubleweight English
- downlight English
- downweight English
- draw weight English
- droplight English
- dummy light English
- dusklight English
- earthlight English
- enlight English
- enlighten English
- evenlight English
- extragalactic background light English
- feather-light English
- featherweight English
- firelight English
- flamelight English
- flashlight English
- floodlight English
- flyweight English
- footlight English
- forelight English
- gaslight English
- glowlight English
- guidelight English
- headlight English
- heavyweight English
- houselight English
- hundredweight English
- hyperlight English
- icelight English
- idiot light English
- inlight English
- jacklight English
- kilolight English
- laceweight English
- lamplight English
- lanternlight English
- leadlight English
- letterweight English
- light English
- light along English
- light bulb English
- light due English
- light equation English
- light horse English
- light into English
- light line English
- light money English
- light organ English
- light out English
- light spectrum English
- light up English
- light waterline English
- light-bearing English
- light-fingered English
- light-footed English
- light-headed English
- light-heeled English
- light-horseman English
- light-legged English
- light-minded English
- light-sensitive English
- light-spirited English
- light-struck English
- light-tight English
- light-winged English
- lightable English
- lightbar English
- lightboard English
- lightboat English
- lightbox English
- lightcurve English
- lighten English
- lighter English
- lightest English
- lighteth English
- lightface English
- lightfaced English
- lightfast English
- lightfront English
- lighthead English
- lighthearted English
- lighthouse English
- lightie English
- lighting English
- lightish English
- lightkeeper English
- lightless English
- lightlike English
- lightly English
- lightman English
- lightmans English
- lightmap English
- lightmapping English
- lightmonger English
- lightness English
- lightpath English
- lightplane English
- lightpost English
- lightproof English
- lightray English
- lightroom English
- lightsaber English
- lightscape English
- lightshade English
- lightshift English
- lightship English
- lightskin English
- lightskirt English
- lightsome English
- lightspeed English
- lightstick English
- lightstrip English
- lightvessel English
- lightweightness English
- lightwell English
- lightwood English
- lightwork English
- lightworker English
- limelight English
- looplight English
- lovelight English
- lowlight English
- makeweight English
- matchlight English
- mediumweight English
- microlight English
- middleweight English
- midweight English
- minimumweight English
- mislight English
- moonlight English
- multilight English
- multiweight English
- nightlight English
- nonlight English
- noonlight English
- normoweight English
- overlight English
- overweight English
- owllight English
- paperweight English
- penlight English
- pennyweight English
- pocketlight English
- porchlight English
- portlight English
- prelight English
- preweight English
- pseudoweight English
- quarterlight English
- relight English
- reweight English
- ringlight English
- rushlight English
- safelight English
- sea-light English
- searchlight English
- sidelight English
- skylight English
- snowlight English
- spacelight English
- sportweight English
- spotlight English
- starlight English
- stoplight English
- strawweight English
- straylight English
- streetlight English
- striplight English
- sub-light English
- summerweight English
- sunlight English
- superlight English
- superlightweight English
- taillight English
- tealight English
- thunderlight English
- top light English
- toplight English
- topweight English
- torchlight English
- tubelight English
- twilight English
- ultralight English
- ultralightweight English
- underweight English
- unlight English
- unweight English
- uplight English
- upweight English
- warlight English
- watchlight English
- waxlight English
- weight English
- weightable English
- weighten English
- weighteth English
- weightful English
- weightism English
- weightist English
- weightless English
- weightlifter English
- weightlifting English
- weightlike English
- weightsome English
- weightwise English
- weighty English
- welter-weight English
- windowlight English
- winterweight English
- witherweight English
- Licht German
- light French
- light Spanish, Castilian
- ウエイト Japanese
- light Middle English
- weight Middle English
- ဝိတ် Burmese
- layita Xhosa
- lait Tok Pisin
- layida Swati
- leti Sranan Tongo
- ليت Gulf Arabic
- laatɩ Farefare
- cwt.
- light
- alight
- weight
- uplight
- belight
- lightie
- relight
- unlight
- inlight
- lighten
- weighty
- lightly
- lighter
- enlight
- nonlight
- lighting
- gaslight
- mislight
- daylight
- light up
- owllight
- lightray
- upweight
- lighteth
- skylight
- lightbar
- sunlight
- reweight
- weighten
- prelight
- lightbox
- lightman
- toplight
- arclight
- warlight
- penlight
- biweight
- lowlight
- lightish
- twilight
- tealight
- waxlight
- lightmap
- deweight
- lightest
- unweight
- icelight
- bedlight
- limelight
- dawnlight
- footlight
- lightness
- safelight
- lightable
- bobweight
- lightboat
- topweight
- lightpath
- lightlike
- lightfast
- weightism
- backlight
- lightwood
- weightist
- lightface
- lightwell
- spotlight
- glowlight
- lighthead
- lightship
- sidelight
- lightsome
- evenlight
- lightwork
- jacklight
- betalight
- starlight
- weighteth
- tubelight
- looplight
- sea-light
- headlight
- overlight
- lightpost
- leadlight
- snowlight
- downlight
- droplight
- lightroom
- weightful
- preweight
- deadlight
- portlight
- lightless
- sub-light
- firelight
- ringlight
- lamplight
- stoplight
- midweight
- lightmans
- moonlight
- antilight
- top light
- noonlight
- dusklight
- rushlight
- enlighten
- lovelight
- kilolight
- forelight
- booklight
- light out
- taillight
- light due
- lightskin
- flyweight
- floodlight
- lightshift
- weightlike
- crosslight
- houselight
- lightcurve
- lightproof
- lightstick
- lightskirt
- atomweight
- lightscape
- multilight
- backweight
- weightable
- lightfaced
- Spooklight
- spacelight
- lightboard
- earthlight
- weightless
- straylight
- guidelight
- flamelight
- catchlight
- light line
- lightplane
- ultralight
- weightwise
- superlight
- lightspeed
- lightstrip
- makeweight
- bodyweight
- flashlight
- weightsome
- hyperlight
- lightshade
- downweight
- striplight
- lightfront
- light into
- porchlight
- lighthouse
- laceweight
- lightsaber
- matchlight
- nightlight
- microlight
- overweight
- blacklight
- light bulb
- torchlight
- watchlight
- underweight
- heavyweight
- streetlight
- windowlight
- light organ
- idiot light
- light along
- dummy light
- lightworker
- lightvessel
- draw weight
- normoweight
- pocketlight
- sportweight
- clockweight
- light horse
- lightkeeper
- strawweight
- light-tight
- multiweight
- candlelight
- pennyweight
- birthweight
- paperweight
- lightmonger
- searchlight
- light money
- black light
- light-footed
- bantamweight
- lighthearted
- weightlifter
- lightmapping
- winterweight
- light-struck
- light-headed
- light-winged
- light-heeled
- doubleweight
- quarterlight
- light-minded
- letterweight
- witherweight
- mediumweight
- thunderlight
- middleweight
- summerweight
- light-legged
- lanternlight
- pseudoweight
- counterweight
- welter-weight
- cruiserweight
- feather-light
- featherweight
- light-bearing
- weightlifting
- minimumweight
- hundredweight
- light-fingered
- light-spirited
- light spectrum
- light-horseman
- light equation
- lightweightness
- light-sensitive
- Christmas light
- light waterline
- superlightweight
- ultralightweight
- extragalactic background light