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feather-light

feather-light adjective: extremely light; light as a feather.

Adjective

feather-light (not comparable)

  1. Extremely light; light as a feather.

Forms of feather-light

alternative formfeatherlight

Origin of feather-light

From feather (noun) + light (“little weight”, adjective).

Questions about feather-light

What does feather-light mean?
Feather-light means extremely light; light as a feather.
What part of speech is feather-light?
Feather-light is an adjective.

Words near feather-light in the dictionary

  1. feather-grasses
  2. feather-headed
  3. feather-heeled
  4. feather-legged bug
  5. feather-legged bugs
  6. feather-light
  7. feather-tailed glider
  8. feather-tailed gliders
  9. feather-tailed possum
  10. feather-tailed possums
  11. feather-veined

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