Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that weighs relatively little or less than average.
- noun A weight division in professional boxing having an upper limit of 135 pounds (60.7 kilograms), between junior lightweight and junior welterweight.
- noun A boxer competing in this weight division.
- noun A similar weight division in other sports, such as weightlifting.
- noun A contestant in this weight division.
- noun A person of little ability, intelligence, influence, or importance.
- adjective Weighing relatively little; not heavy.
- adjective Sports Of, relating to, or characteristic of a lightweight.
- adjective Having no significance or influence.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In sporting, a man or an animal of a certain weight prescribed by the rules, between that of the middle-weight on one hand and that of the feather-weight on the other; hence, any person of light weight or of comparatively little importance.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Light in weight, as a coin; specif., applied to a man or animal who is a lightweight.
- adjective made of thin cloth, of relatively little weight; -- of clothing or fabrics.
- noun One of less than average weight
- noun Colloq., Chiefly U. S., Colloq., Chiefly U. S. A person of small importance or mental ability, especially one who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous.
- noun a wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun boxing A
boxer in aweight division having amaximum limit of 135 pounds for professionals and 132 pounds for amateurs. - noun bodybuilding A competitive weight division between
bantamweight andwelterweight , with specific weights varying by organization. - noun One of
little consequence orability . - noun A person who can't handle their
drink . - noun A political candidate with little chance of winning
- adjective Lacking in earnestness,
ability , orprofundity - adjective Having
less thanaverage weight - adjective Lacking in
strength
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous
- noun an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 132 pounds
- adjective weighing relatively little compared with another item or object of similar use
- noun a wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds
- noun a professional boxer who weighs between 131 and 135 pounds
- adjective having no importance or influence
Etymologies
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However, I think calling her an "intellectual lightweight" is actually giving her a leg up.
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Calling her an "intellectual lightweight" is generous because it implies some level of intellect in the political arena.
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