(as) light as a feather

Exceptionally light in weight. The material in the coat is durable and waterproof, but feels as light as a feather. Don't worry, the box is big but it's light as a feather. This trunk feels light as a feather, so I doubt we're going to find any valuables hidden in it.

See also: feather, light

*light as a feather

and *light as air

Cliché light in weight; [of cakes and pastries] delicate and airy. (*Also: as ~.) Carrying Esther from the car to the house was no problem; she was as light as a feather. What a delicious cake, Tom! And light as air, too.

See also: feather, light

light as a feather

Extremely lightweight. This simile can be used to refer either to physical weight, as in This load is light as a feather, or to texture, as in This cake is light as a feather. [Mid-1500s]

See also: feather, light

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

light as a feather

If someone or something is as light as a feather, they weigh very little. `Put me down,' I said. `I'm too heavy.' `Light as a feather,' he retorted, ignoring my request. Although it was a large package, it was as light as a feather.

See also: feather, light

(as) light as ˈair/a ˈfeather

weighing very little; very light: I love this jacket — it’s really warm but it’s as light as a feather. ♢ Her sponge cakes are as light as air. OPPOSITE: weigh (half) a ton

light as a feather

Extremely lightweight. This simile dates from the sixteenth century, appearing in Edward Hall’s Chronicles (1548) and many times thereafter. Indeed, it eventually gave rise to the word featherweight, used in boxing to describe a contender who weighs less than 126 pounds (57 kg).

See also: feather, light

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