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PRONUNCIATION OF LIGHT-FOOTED

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LIGHT-FOOTED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Light-Footed is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LIGHT-FOOTED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of light-footed in the English dictionary

The definition of light-footed in the dictionary is having a light or nimble tread.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LIGHT-FOOTED

light welterweight
light year
light-coloured
light-emitting diode
light-face
light-faced
light-fast
light-fingered
light-fingeredness
light-footedly
light-footedness
light-haired
light-headed
light-headedly
light-headedness
light-hearted
light-heartedly
light-heartedness
light-horseman
light-sensitive

WORDS THAT END LIKE LIGHT-FOOTED

barefooted
booted
cloven-footed
club-footed
deep-rooted
flat-footed
four-footed
heavy-footed
jackbooted
left-footed
looted
nimble-footed
noted
rooted
soft-footed
splayfooted
sure-footed
swift-footed
taprooted
uprooted
web-footed

Synonyms and antonyms of light-footed in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LIGHT-FOOTED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «light-footed» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of light-footed

Translation of «light-footed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LIGHT-FOOTED

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

Translator English - Chinese

轻盈
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pies ligeros
570 millions of speakers

English

light-footed
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रकाश टांगों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ضوء القدمين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

легкой походкой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

luz -footed
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লঘুচরণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

à la démarche légère
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kaki ringan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

leichtfüßige
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

足の速い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

빛을 발
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lampu sikil
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhanh chân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒளி நடக்கும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हलका पाय असलेला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ayağına çabuk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

agile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chyży
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

легкою ходою
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

harnic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ευκίνητος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lig -been
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lättfotade
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lett på foten
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of light-footed

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LIGHT-FOOTED»

The term «light-footed» is normally little used and occupies the 120.789 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LIGHT-FOOTED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «light-footed» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «light-footed» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about light-footed

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LIGHT-FOOTED»

Discover the use of light-footed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to light-footed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Synonym Finder
... light of heel; speedy, brisk, quick, quick as lightning, quick as thought, quick- moving, swift as an arrow, arrowy, winged, eagle-winged; light, light on one's feet, light-footed, sure-footed, graceful; agile, spry, sprightly, DiaI. peart. inbli'iifss, n.
Jerome Irving Rodale, 1978
2
Proposed 1982 outer continental shelf oil and gas lease sale ...
... (4) Anacapa Island 26% (5) Santa Barbara Channel 100% Less than 0.5% *% 5% 5% 10% Least tern Light-footed Clapper Rail; Belding's Savannah Sparrow; Salt-marsh Bird's Beak Light-footed Clapper Rail; Belding's Savannah Sparrow; ...
United States. Bureau of Land Management, 1981
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Proposed 1982 outer continental shelf oil and gas lease sale ...
Area (75 Santa Ynez 26% River Mouth (2) Goleta Slough 30% (3) Carpinteria Marsh 100% (4) Anacapa Island 26% (5) Santa Barbara Channel 100% Less than 0.5% 51 5% 10% Least tern Light-footed Clapper Rail; Belding's Savannah  ...
United States. Bureau of Land Management, 1981
4
Habitat Preference of the Light-footed Clapper Rail in ...
Abstract: leaves 113-115.
Paul D. Jorgensen, 1975
5
Ecology of the Southern California Bight: A Synthesis and ...
The most dramatic population reductions of rails have been those of the light- footed clapper rail and the black rail (Later alius ja- maicensis), although populations of Virginia rails (Rallus limicola), soras (Porzana Carolina), and common ...
Murray D. Dailey, Donald J. Reish, Jack W. Anderson, 1993
6
Oxford Thesaurus of English
3 she seemed as light on her feet as a dancer: nimble, deft, agile, lithe, limber, lissom, flexible, supple, adroit, graceful, acrobatic, lively, active, quick, quick- moving, spry, sprightly; light-footed, fleet-footed; informal twinkle-toed, nippy; literary ...
Maurice Waite, 2009
7
Life Histories of North American Marsh Birds
Neither of them is migrawry, and there is a strip of coast nearly 200 miles in extent between the southern limit of the California clapper rail and the northernmost station for the light-footed rail.” They also observe that “there are no essential ...
Arthur Cleveland Bent, 1926
8
Light Shining Through a Veil: On Saint Clare's Letters to ...
run even more swiftly, light-footed, without tripping, so that your stepping raises no dust. Confidently rejoicing, and lightheartedly, tread carefully along the path of blessedness. This shows us a full-length portrait of Clare. She encourages ...
Edith van den Goorbergh, Theo H. Zweerman, 2000
9
Proposed 1983 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sale ...
The 30 platforms are likely to contribute significant motivation for the proposed El Estero, Baja California, platform fabrication plant. This plant is likely to cause very high impacts to light-footed clapper rails due to destruction of nesting habitat of ...
‎1983
10
Final Environmental Statement: OCS Sale No. 48 : Proposed ...
Light-footed clapper rail (Rallus longirostris levipes) The light-footed clapper rail was listed as Endangered on October 13, 1970. The original range extended from Santa Barbara County, California to San Quintin Bay, Baja California, Mexico.
‎1979

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LIGHT-FOOTED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term light-footed is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Knight tractor-mounted sprayers go light and compact
Like the existing 1,300- and 1,900-litre machines, the new model is said to offer light-footed, compact performance plus advanced features such ... «FarmersWeekly, Jul 15»
2
'Ant-Man' proves a bit corny but fun
The dialogue keeps mischievously deflating the corny tropes of the genre, and Reed maintains a light-footed pace and serves up one ... «Wrangler News, Jul 15»
3
Bajrangi Bhaijaan (U/A) 159 min
But, in a hang-loose, light-footed way it says, come on, be human. Over the past few years so many of our favourite gods, colours and festivals ... «The Asian Age, Jul 15»
4
Taumalolo to reach new heights
The light-footed Taumalolo has some of the quickest feet in the NRL's forward stocks despite the strapping and has either reached the '200' ... «NRL.COM, Jul 15»
5
Album Review Dido & Aeneas
There are light-footed and vivacious moments to this Dido, says Charlotte Gardner, but also some rather underpowered, undramatic ... «Sinfini Music, Jul 15»
6
Award Winning New Documentary Features Tarahumara Runners
The Tarahumara, a light-footed indigenous people who live in the remote depths of Mexico's Copper Canyons, are renowned globally for their ... «Native Times, Jul 15»
7
Operation Catsnip: Dancer
DANCER I'm Dan. I'm sometimes known as Dancer, for my light-footed interest in everything. I'm a very friendly young male cat who will fit in ... «Fort Pierce Tribune, Jul 15»
8
ROBOT Is Electric, but with Rapid Misfires Blanca Li's Robot
But even though the dancers remain light-footed, their fits and starts become heavy—a burden to watch. I wondered when these dancers' ... «Brooklyn Rail, Jul 15»
9
Theater review: 'Oklahoma!'
These sequences put all the show's attributes — great singing, a gorgeous look and light-footed dancing — on display, showcasing the ... «Fort Worth Star Telegram, Jul 15»
10
Review: A Haydn symphony helps start Cactus Pear Music Festival
The concert opened with a light-footed, free-spirited reading of Mozart's Flute Quartet in D Major, featuring flutist Joanne Martin Berg. «mySanAntonio.com, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Light-Footed [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/light-footed>. May 2024 ».
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