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Mr. Tom Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
"Lightweight" and "Nonentity"
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I understand that the following words carry the same meaning, but please tell me which is more common in everyday speech.
Lightweight
Nonentity
Thanks,
Tom
I understand that the following words carry the same meaning, but please tell me which is more common in everyday speech.
Lightweight
Nonentity
Thanks,
Tom
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I can't say I've ever known those 2 to have the same meaning... " Nonentity: Something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination - " Imagine them not even getting his name right. " Lightweight is used rather frequently.
- I can't say I've ever known those 2 to have the same meaning...
- " Nonentity: Something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination - " Imagine them not even getting his name right.
- " Lightweight is used rather frequently.
- Nonentity is hardly ever used in day-to-day speech ; more literary.
- (Another definition of "Lightweight" would be: one that can not hold his liquor and/or gets easily drunk)
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I can't say I've ever known those 2 to have the same meaning...
Lightweight: Something with little weight - "This notebook/laptop is very lightweight, so it will be easy to carry."
Nonentity: Something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination - "Imagine them not even getting his name right. It's almost as though he's a complete nonentity, isn't it?"
Lightweight: Something with little weight - "This notebook/laptop is very lightweight, so it will be easy to carry."
Nonentity: Something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination - "Imagine them not even getting his name right. It's almost as though he's a complete nonentity, isn't it?"
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