featherweight
Lightest combat category
Featherweight is a boxing division for fighters at the lighter end of the scale, typically around 126 pounds.
By extension, featherweight describes anything notably light in weight or, figuratively, lacking substance or importance: a featherweight laptop, His arguments were featherweight compared to hers.
The term often carries a dismissive edge when applied to people or ideas.
Filmy, delicate material
- wispyThin and insubstantial
- airyLight and well-ventilated
- sheerAbsolute; also diaphanous
- diaphanousDelicately translucent
gauzy · floaty · silken · lacy · finespun · ethereal · filmy · chiffon
Limber and quick-moving
- spryLively despite years
- lightfootedMoving with minimal impact
- fleetVehicles under unified command
- quickMoving with speed
graceful · dexterous · athletic · sprightly · acrobatic · lithe · supple · nimble
Art of fighting with fists
- glovesHand coverings with fingers
- ringClosed curve shape
- jabQuick, straight blow
- hookCurved catching device
uppercut · rounds · knockout · sparring · champion · title · bout · referee
Units of weight
- gramsMetric mass units
- weightlessHaving no heft
- buoyantAble to float
- airyLight and well-ventilated
ultralight · hollow · portable · unburdensome · effortless · lifting · scale · mass
gossamer
Filmy, delicate material
diaphanous · gauzy · floaty · silken · lacy · finespun · ethereal · filmy · chiffon · tissue-thin
agile
Limber and quick-moving
- spryLively despite years
- lightfootedMoving with minimal impact
- fleetVehicles under unified command
quick · graceful · dexterous · athletic · sprightly · acrobatic · lithe · supple · nimble · swift
pugilism
Art of fighting with fists
hook · uppercut · rounds · knockout · sparring · champion · title · bout · referee · cornerman
ounces
Units of weight
- gramsMetric mass units
- weightlessHaving no heft
- buoyantAble to float
airy · ultralight · hollow · portable · unburdensome · effortless · lifting · scale · mass · negligible
- boxingjab, uppercut, hook, punch, knockout
- combat sportsboxing, wrestling, MMA, judo, karate
- fightersboxer, boxers, wrestler, Muhammad Ali, fighter
- lightweightstrawweight, ultralight, weightless, airy, buoyant
- MMAMMA, mixed martial arts, UFC, octagon, cage
- weight classesstrawweight, paperweight, catchweight, bantam, fly
featherweightheavyweight
Highest combat weight class
super heavyweight · cruiserweight · light heavyweight · middleweight · welterweight
featherweightheavyweight
Highest combat weight class
powerhouse · heavy hitter · titan · strong · major player