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light-footed

light-foot·ed
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [lahyt foo t-id]
    • /laɪt ˈfʊt ɪd/
    • /laɪt fʊt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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

Historical Comparancy

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.

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