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I don't watch a lot of featherweight fights yet some of those fights are the best fights ever.
Robert Goulet

Meaning of "featherweight" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FEATHERWEIGHT

featherweight  [ˈfɛðəˌweɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FEATHERWEIGHT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Featherweight is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FEATHERWEIGHT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Featherweight

Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing, Mixed Martial Arts organizations and in Greco-Roman wrestling.

Definition of featherweight in the English dictionary

The first definition of featherweight in the dictionary is something very light or of little importance. Other definition of featherweight is a professional boxer weighing 118–126 pounds. Featherweight is also an amateur boxer weighing 54–57 kg.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FEATHERWEIGHT


bantamweight
ˈbæntəmˌweɪt
catchweight
ˈkætʃˌweɪt
counterweight
ˈkaʊntəˌweɪt
cruiserweight
ˈkruːzəˌweɪt
deadweight
ˈdedˌweɪt
flyweight
ˈflaɪˌweɪt
heavyweight
ˈhɛvɪˌweɪt
hundredweight
ˈhʌndrədˌweɪt
junior-lightweight
ˈdʒuːnɪə-ˈlaɪtˌweɪt
junior-middleweight
ˈdʒuːnɪə-ˈmɪdəlˌweɪt
junior-welterweight
ˈdʒuːnɪə-ˈwɛltəˌweɪt
lightweight
ˈlaɪtˌweɪt
makeweight
ˈmeɪkˌweɪt
middleweight
ˈmɪdəlˌweɪt
paperweight
ˈpeɪpəˌweɪt
pennyweight
ˈpɛnɪˌweɪt
strawweight
ˈstrɔːˌweɪt
summerweight
ˈsʌməˌweɪt
welterweight
ˈwɛltəˌweɪt
winterweight
ˈwɪntəˌweɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FEATHERWEIGHT

feather palm
feather star
feather-bed
feather-brained
feather-edged
feather-like
feather-veined
featherbedding
featherbrain
feathered
featheredge
featherhead
featherheaded
featheriness
feathering
featherless
featherlight
feathers
featherstitch
feathery

WORDS THAT END LIKE FEATHERWEIGHT

air freight
air-freight
atomic weight
balance weight
birth weight
bright
curb weight
dead weight
eight
freight
gross weight
head height
height
light heavyweight
molecular weight
net weight
overweight
sleight
underweight
weight
x-height

Synonyms and antonyms of featherweight in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «featherweight» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FEATHERWEIGHT

Find out the translation of featherweight to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of featherweight from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «featherweight» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

羽量级
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

peso pluma
570 millions of speakers

English

featherweight
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

featherweight
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وزن الريشة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

полулегком
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

peso-pena
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অত্যন্ত হালকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

poids plume
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bulu bulu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Federgewicht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フェザー級の選手
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

페더급 선수
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kelas bulu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lông
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

featherweight
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फेदरवेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tüy siklet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

peso piuma
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

piórkowej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

напівлегкій
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pană
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

featherweight
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

veergewig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fjäder
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

featherweight
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of featherweight

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FEATHERWEIGHT»

The term «featherweight» is quite widely used and occupies the 48.119 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FEATHERWEIGHT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about featherweight

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QUOTES WITH «FEATHERWEIGHT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word featherweight.
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Robert Goulet
I don't watch a lot of featherweight fights yet some of those fights are the best fights ever.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FEATHERWEIGHT»

Discover the use of featherweight in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to featherweight and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Featherweight 221 - The Perfect Portable: And Its Stitches ...
Featherweight history at your fingertips.
Nancy Johnson-Srebro, 2010
2
Before the Featherweight - Sewhandy Volume 1 History
The reason for this book was the recurring gossip and speculation that the Standard Sewhandy machine was the basis of the SINGER 221 Featherweight.
Darrel P. Kaiser, 2008
3
The Featherweight Patents
Have you ever wondered who came up with all the design changes that eventually became the Singer featherweight that we know and enjoy today? This book tells all. To see my other books, visit my website at www.DarrelKaiserBooks.com
Darrel P. Kaiser, 2008
4
The Featherweight Ads
This book is a collection of 80 Featherweight ads that ran in papers and magazines across the United States. This is just a small sample of the ones that were printed during this period.The collection starts with an ad from November 1934.
Darrel P. Kaiser, 2008
5
Featherweight Boatbuilding
They find that the act of building this boat opens up a whole new world to them even before they use the boat itself. Featherweight boatbuilding has its own pleasures. The most expensive tools you will need are a table saw, a router, and a ...
Mac McCarthy, Henry McCarthy, 1996
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Mammoth Books presents Featherweight
And whenever the words weren't coming out right, when I felt sluggish, when I thought I'd rather take off and get myself a beer, they'd start to glare. "I wrote this story in the National Gallery. Accompanied by a lot of glaring angels.
Robert Shearman, 2012
7
The Featherweight Saga
The Featherweight Saga is the story of Paul Featherweight, a reporter for a tabloid newspaper, covering his development from grade school to high school to college to newly hired feature reporter to full-fledged investigative reporter to ...
Paul Peckerwood, 2012
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Project Finance: A Legal Guide
8-022 (g) The death of the featherweight floating charge. Prior to the coming into force of Pt 10 of the Enterprise Act, lenders had developed the featherweight floating charge as a means of ensuring that, although a borrower was commercially ...
Graham D. Vinter, Gareth Price, 2006
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Featherweight: Short Story
From Remember Why You Fear Me, this story is one of a set of deliciously frightening and darkly satirical tales by Robert Shearman, winner of the World Fantasy Award, the British Fantasy Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, and the Edge Hill ...
Robert Shearman, 2013
10
Small Animal Dental Equipment, Materials and Techniques: A ...
ntal Instruments #4 Mouth Mirror Featherweight XL Handle (#3 Size 86 #5 Size Mirror Available Upon Request) 3,6,9,12,15,18 mm Probe/23 Explorer 3,6,9,12 mm Small Probe/23 Explorer 3 QOW Probe/Explorer 3-XL DE Explorer/Endo ...
Jan Bellows, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FEATHERWEIGHT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term featherweight is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cristiane 'Cyborg' Justino Retains Invicta Featherweight Title in 45 …
“Cyborg” successfully defended her Invicta Fighting Championships featherweight title, as she put away the overmatched Van Duin with ... «Sherdog.com, Jul 15»
2
Conor McGregor vows to 'rearrange' Chad Mendes' face in UFC …
Conor McGregor has vowed to rearrange Chad Mendes' face during their UFC featherweight title fight in Las Vegas. Mendes stepped in with ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
3
Justino retains Invicta featherweight title in 45-second fight
Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino trampled yet another overmatched opponent to retain the Invicta Fighting Championships featherweight title on a ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jul 15»
4
Conor McGregor vs. Chad Mendes: Updated Betting Odds, Props …
Ireland's Conor McGregor, right, remains favored over Chad Mendes ahead of their UFC featherweight title fight Saturday in Las Vegas. «International Business Times, Jul 15»
5
Comparing the UFC's Welterweight and Featherweight Divisions
The UFC's welterweight and featherweight divisions are two of the most promising weight classes in all of MMA. Both divisions will showcase ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
6
Leigh Wood Targets British Crown at Featherweight
LONDON - Nottingham's Leigh Wood is eyeing a move up to featherweight in the near future, with sights set on winning a British title, but is first ... «BoxingScene.com, Jul 15»
7
Nastyukhin finding his way to top of ONE Championship …
While featherweight is home for the Russia Top Team fighter, he elected to move up to 155 pounds in 2014 for his first action with ONE, taking ... «AsiaOne, Jul 15»
8
Bellator featherweight champion Patricio Pitbull: 'I'm positive I'd beat …
Bellator MMA featherweight champion Patricio Freire talks about his thrilling win over Daniel Weichel, and how he'd match up against UFC ... «Bloody Elbow, Jul 15»
9
Leo Santa Cruz v Abner Mares for WBC Diamond featherweight title
“I believe Leo Santa Cruz v Abner Mares is a done deal for featherweight and they have requested that the WBC honour that fight with the ... «WBN - World Boxing News, Jul 15»
10
Undefeated super featherweight O'Shanique Foster signs with GH3
Vito Mielnicki's GH3 Promotions is proud to announce the signing of undefeated Jr. Lightweight O'Shanique Foster to an exclusive promotional ... «WBN - World Boxing News, Jul 15»

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