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Featherweight definition

fĕthər-wāt
A person or thing of little weight or size.
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An insignificant person.

A political featherweight.

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A weight division in professional boxing having an upper limit of 126 pounds (56.7 kilograms), between junior featherweight and junior lightweight.
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A boxer competing in this weight division.
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A similar weight division in other sports, such as weightlifting.
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A contestant in this weight division.
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Of or relating to featherweights.
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Unimportant; trivial.

Featherweight political issues.

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Any person or thing of comparatively light weight or small size.
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An unimportant person or thing.
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A boxer between a junior featherweight and a junior lightweight, with a maximum weight of 126 pounds (57.15 kg)
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The minimum weight that a racehorse may carry in a handicap.
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Of featherweights.
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Light or trivial.
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A weight division in professional boxing of a maximum of 126 pounds or 57 kilograms.
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A boxer who fights in this division.
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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
featherweight
Plural:
featherweights

Featherweight Sentence Examples

  • A trick that designers utilize to create an illusion of featherweight airness for summer designs is using crinkles or puckered fabrics or metallics, foils, jacquards, and brocades.

  • There were also cabinets available for the Featherweight machines that ranged from a card table to a table top unit with storage and hideaway functionality.

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