featherlight
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of featherlight
Example Sentences
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Initially, Joyce’s mock turtlenecks and hairspray-stiff wigs, combined with the featherlight, Zelda Rubenstein-esque voice Wever is putting on, seem like another car crashing into a pile-up.
From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025
Tommy Richman’s TikTok smash “Million Dollar Baby” was one of the year’s inescapable singles — a brash, funky and featherlight falsetto that rattled out of cars windows and phone speakers for months.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2024
Lazily chilled-out, the Hammond organ is played with a featherlight touch, and the drums are gently brushed.
From BBC • Nov. 4, 2024
The featherlight membranes, thinner than a human hair, can be inserted with minimally invasive surgery and contain no moving parts.
From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2024
It made her feel featherlight for just a moment, like she could have taken to the air even without her wings.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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