Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Feather-light, extremely light: Describes something that has very little weight, so light it feels almost weightless, as if it could float or drift away.
   • Light and airy (of feeling): Can describe a state of mind or spirit that feels unburdened, carefree, and uplifted.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Chiếc khăn lụa này mỏng và nhẹ bỗng. (This silk scarf is thin and feather-light.)
  • Sau khi giải quyết xong công việc, tâm trạng cô ấy cảm thấy nhẹ bỗng. (After finishing the work, her mood felt light and airy.)
  • Những chiếc lá khô nhẹ bỗng bay trong gió. (The dry leaves drift as light as a feather in the wind.)

Advanced Usage

• Often used in literary, descriptive, or poetic contexts to emphasize an exceptional degree of lightness, either physical or emotional.
• Can be used metaphorically to describe relief from worry or burden.
  • Gánh nặng đã được bỏ xuống, lòng tôi nhẹ bỗng. (The burden has been put down, my heart feels immensely light.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nhẹ bồng: A common variant with the same meaning (feather-light, light and airy). The two forms are often used interchangeably.
• Nhẹ tênh: Another synonym meaning very light, weightless.
• Nhẹ: The root adjective meaning "light" (in weight) or "gentle."

Synonyms

• Nhẹ hều: (colloquial) very light.
• Nhẹ tênh: weightless, very light.
• Như lông hồng: (idiomatic) as light as a feather.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Nhẹ như bấc, nhẹ như lông hồng: (As light as cork, as light as a feather) Common similes expressing extreme lightness.
  • Chiếc vali mới nhẹ như lông hồng. (The new suitcase is as light as a feather.)
• Lòng nhẹ bỗng: (Heart feels light) An idiomatic expression for feeling relieved or carefree.
  • Nghe tin tốt, lòng nhẹ bỗng. (Upon hearing the good news, my heart felt light.)

1. feather light