Meanings
comparative lighter-footed · comparative more light-footed · superlative lightest-footed · superlative most light-footed
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of light-foot, ran.
We light-footed it out of there before we were caught.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjective(of movement) having a light and springy step
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Englishliȝtfoted
- Englishlight-footed
From Middle English liȝtfoted, liht fotyd, alteration of earlier lyghtfote, liȝtt-fot (“light-footed”), equivalent to light + foot + -ed.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian бързоног, чевръст
- бързоног (bărzonog)fast on one's feet
- чевръст (čevrăst)fast on one's feet
Hebrew קַל רַגְלַיִם
- קַל רַגְלַיִם (qal ragláim)fast on one's feet
Cite this entry
light-footed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light-footed
“light-footed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light-footed. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “light-footed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light-footed.
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