Also means
light
Usage Note
leicht stretches across 'easy' and 'lightweight', the opposite of both schwer ('hard') and 'heavy'. As an adverb it softens to 'slightly' (leicht müde = 'slightly tired').
Examples
"Die Aufgabe war ganz leicht."
Natural Translation
The task was quite easy.

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