Meanings
adjectivefeather-light (not comparable)
alternative featherlight
- not comparableExtremely light; light as a feather.
Origin
From feather (noun) + light (“little weight”, adjective).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish höyhenenkevyt, untuvankevyt
- höyhenenkevytextremely light
- untuvankevytextremely light
German federleicht
- federleichtextremely light
Hungarian pehelykönnyű
- pehelykönnyűextremely light
Romanian ușor ca pana
- ușor ca panaextremely light
Spanish ligerísimo
- ligerísimoextremely light
Swedish fjäderlätt
- fjäderlättextremely light
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APA
feather-light. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feather-light
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“feather-light.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feather-light. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “feather-light,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feather-light.
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