Featherlight

/ˈfeðərˌlaɪt/ adjective

Definition

Very light in weight; extremely light or insubstantial, like a feather.

Etymology

Compound of 'feather' and 'light,' named for the characteristic lightness of feathers. Commonly used since the 19th century to describe exceptionally lightweight objects.

Kelly Says

Featherlight is a brilliant metaphor because feathers are so perfectly optimized for lightness that their name became synonymous with weighing almost nothing. Modern materials scientists try to create featherlight synthetics by copying nature.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንቁላል ደግሞ
in-k-u-la-l de-g-mo
ARالعربية
خفيف مثل ريشة
khafeef mathal riyshah
BNবাংলা
পক্ষীর মতো হালকা
pak-sheer moto halkah
CACatalà
lleuger com una ploma
lew-ger kohm oo-na ploh-ma
CSČeština
peříčko lehké
pe-ri-chko leh-keh
DADansk
fjederlet
fjedder-let
DEDeutsch
federleicht
feh-der-lyht
ELΕλληνικά
φτερωτό σαν μια πένα
feter-o-to san mia pe-na
ESEspañol
ligero como una pluma
lee-heh-roh koh-moh oo-nah pluh-mah
FAفارسی
حسیب مانند
hassib-e-manad
FISuomi
höyhenen kevyt
hoy-he-nen keh-vyt
FRFrançais
léger comme une plume
lay-zhuh kohm oon pluhm
GUGU
પક્ષી જેવું હલકા
pak-she je-vun halkah
HAHA
kamarin kamar
ka-ma-rin ka-mar
HEעברית
קל כציפורן
kal ketz-i-por-nah
HIहिन्दी
पंख की तरह हल्का
panch kee tarah halkah
HUMagyar
párduc könnyű
par-duk ken-yű
IDBahasa Indonesia
ringan seperti bulu
rin-gan se-pe-ti bu-lu
IGIG
egbe oji
eh-g-beh oh-jee
ITItaliano
leggero come una piuma
leh-zhe-roh koh-meh oo-nah pee-oo-mah
JA日本語
羽のように軽い
ha-no-yori kirei
KKKK
түйірдей
tyuyir-dey
KMKM
ក្បាលស្វា
k'baal s'v'a
KO한국어
깃털처럼 가벼운
kitteol-cheoreom gab-geo-eun
MRMR
पक्ष्यासारखे हलके
pak-sha-sar-khae halk-e
MSBahasa Melayu
ringan seperti bulu
rin-gan se-pe-ti bu-lu
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်များ လေး
chauk-ma-yar lay
NLNederlands
licht als een veer
licht als een veer
NONorsk
fjærlett
fjær-lett
PAPA
ਪੰਛੀ ਵਾਂਗ ਹਲਕਾ
panchhi vang halkah
PLPolski
lekki jak pióro
lek-kee yak pee-oh-roh
PTPortuguês
leve como pena
leh-veh koh-moh peh-nah
RORomână
uşor ca o penă
oo-sho-or ka o pe-nă
RUРусский
легкий как перышко
lyegkiy kak peryoshko
SVSvenska
fjäder lätt
fjäder lätt
SWKiswahili
nyepesi kama manyoya
nyep-e-si ka-ma ma-no-ya
TAதமிழ்
பறவை எடையாக
paravai edaiyaga
TEతెలుగు
పక్షి బరువు
pak-shi baruv
THไทย
เบาเหมือนขนนก
beo meuan kon nok
TLTL
gaanit na parang balahibo
gaan-it na par-ang ba-la-hi-bo
TRTürkçe
tüy gibi hafif
tyy-bee haf-if
UKУкраїнська
легкий як пір'їнка
legkiy yak pi-ryinkah
URاردو
پھنک کی طرح ہلکا
phank ki tarah halka
VITiếng Việt
nhẹ như lông vũ
nhye nhu long vu
YOYO
àlàgbọ́
a-la-g-bo
ZH中文
像羽毛一样轻
xiàng yǔmáo yīyàng qīng
ZUZU
ngaphi
ngah-fee

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