Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lahyt foo t-id]
- /laɪt ˈfʊt ɪd/
- /laɪt fʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lahyt foo t-id]
- /laɪt ˈfʊt ɪd/
Definitions of light-footed word
- adjective light-footed stepping lightly or nimbly; light of foot; nimble. 1
- adjective light-footed stepping nimbly 1
- adjective light-footed having a light or nimble tread 0
- adjective light-footed stepping lightly and gracefully; nimble of foot 0
- verb light-footed simple past tense and past participle of light-foot, ran. 0
- adjective light-footed Fleet, swift, not plodding, capable of running spritely. 0
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Origin of light-footed
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
late Middle English word dating back to 1375-1425
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Parts of speech for Light-footed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
light-footed popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for light-footed
adj light-footed
- featherweight — a boxer or other contestant intermediate in weight between a bantamweight and a lightweight, especially a professional boxer weighing up to 126 pounds (57 kg).
- floatable — capable of floating; that can be floated.
- gossamery — a fine, filmy cobweb seen on grass or bushes or floating in the air in calm weather, especially in autumn.
- in nothing flat — no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
adjective light-footed
- expeditive — (obsolete) Performing with speed.
- imponderous — (obsolete) imponderable.
- light — a light product, as a beer or cigarette.
- nimble — quick and light in movement; moving with ease; agile; active; rapid: nimble feet.
- quickened — Simple past tense and past participle of quicken.
Antonyms for light-footed
adjective light-footed
- darkened — A darkened building or room has no lights on inside it.
See also
Matching words
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