The meaning of LIGHTWEIGHT is one of less than average weight; specifically : a boxer in a weight division having a maximum limit of 135 pounds for professionals and 132 pounds for …

LIGHTWEIGHT meaning: 1. weighing only a little or less than average: 2. not showing deep understanding or knowledge of…. Learn more.

Lightweight is a weight class in combat sports and rowing. The lightweight division is over 130 pounds (59 kilograms) and up to 135 pounds (61.2 kilograms) weight class in the sport of boxing.

LIGHTWEIGHT definition: light in weight. See examples of lightweight used in a sentence.

1. Weighing relatively little; not heavy: lightweight clothing; a lightweight wood. 2. Sports Of, relating to, or characteristic of a lightweight: the lightweight title. 3. Having no significance or …

lightweight, n. & adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

being lighter in weight, texture, etc., than another item or object of identical use, quality, or function: a lightweight topcoat; a lightweight alloy for ship construction.