Lightweight
Lightweight adjective - Having little weight.
Usage example: it's going to be hot, so wear mostly lightweight clothing
Small and lightweight are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Small" instead an adjective "Lightweight".
Small
Small adjective - Of a size that is less than average.
Lightweight and small are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lightweight" instead an adjective "Small".
Nearby Word: smallish
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- While she's far from the weakest member of the main cast, she's still much physically weaker than other machines, being very small and lightweight.
Source: Weak, but Skilled -
Averted by Richard Sharpe; an infantry officer of his rank is normally expected to carry a small and lightweight sabre that's effectively a slightly curved rapier.
Source: Royal Rapier - However, it was killed off by changes in Soviet tank doctrine, which focused on massing relatively small and lightweight vehicles with heavy frontal armour and comparable guns to their Western counterparts.
Source: Lightning Bruiser / Real Life
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