light-heeled

adjective

Nimble or lively in walking or running; swift of foot.

“a light-heeled wench”

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Meanings

adjectivelight-heeled (comparative lighter-heeled or more light-heeled, superlative lightest-heeled or most light-heeled)

comparative lighter-heeled · comparative more light-heeled · superlative lightest-heeled · superlative most light-heeled

  1. archaicNimble or lively in walking or running; swift of foot.
  2. obsoleteOf loose character; not chaste; immoral. Literally, as if by the flying up of the heels, one is apt to fall flat on their back.

    a light-heeled wench

    Synonyms: incontinent, unchaste, wanton

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf loose character; not chaste; immoral. Literally, as if by the flying up of the heels, one is apt to fall flat on their back.

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Also see
feather-heeled

Origin

From light (“lacking weight”, adjective) + heeled (“having heels”, adjective).

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APA

light-heeled. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light-heeled

MLA

“light-heeled.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light-heeled. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “light-heeled,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light-heeled.

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