weightless

[weyt-lis] / ˈweɪt lɪs /

ADJECTIVE

light

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ethereal inconsequential trivial

WEAK

agile airy atmospheric buoyant crumbly dainty delicate downy easy effervescent featherweight feathery filmy flimsy floatable floating fluffy friable frothy gossamery graceful imponderous insubstantial light as a feather light-footed lightweight lithe little loose meager nimble petty porous portable sandy sheer slender slight small spongy sprightly sylphlike thin tissuelike trifling unheavy unsubstantial

Antonyms

STRONGEST

important significant

Example Sentences

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As he began to fall, he was weightless.

From Literature

I looked up at birds circling weightlessly on wind currents above.

From Literature

She was weightless, the ground beneath her vanishing.

From Literature

In one cold yet weightless moment, the boy-man realizes his own dad might not care whether he survives.

From Los Angeles Times

When they are being manufactured in a weightless environment, those atoms line up absolutely perfectly.

From BBC