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Definition
- 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.)
- feather light