as light as a feather

Almost no heft

Describes something with almost no weight, or a feeling of weightlessness.

The comparison to a feather—among the lightest objects in common experience—emphasizes extreme lightness: The package was as light as a feather.

Often describes how someone feels after relief or recovery: After the news, I felt as light as a feather.

weightlessness

weightless

Having no heft

buoyantAble to float
floatyTending to drift upward
airyLight and well-ventilated

gossamer · wispy · billowy · ethereal · fluffy · helium · hovering · suspended · drifting · wafting

effortlessness

nimble

Quick and light-moving

agileLimber and quick-moving
gracefulElegant in movement
litheSupple and graceful

sprightly · breezy · unburdened · carefree · easy · swift · unencumbered · spry · quick · lively

delicacy

fragile

Easily broken or damaged

tenderSoft or sore
gentleSoft and kind
softYielding to touch

dainty · frail · diaphanous · silken · sheer · translucent · lacy · filigree · finespun · cobwebby

Categories

Similesas blind as a bat, as busy as a bee, as cold as ice, as cool as a cucumber, as dead as a doornail

Opposites

physical weight

as light as a featherweighty

Heavy or significant

leaden · ponderous · massive · dense · hefty

burden/effort

as light as a feathercrushing

Overwhelming in intensity

weighed down · heavy-hearted · burdened · oppressive · backbreaking

effort required

as light as a featherunwieldy

Awkward to manipulate

cumbersome · backbreaking · immovable · unmanageable · bulky

Family

light, feather, lights, lighted, lighting, lighter, lightest, lightly, lightness

Familiarity: Top 50,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G