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Definitions

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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But there are no rest days for the weightless: the astronauts have 30 minutes of exercise built in to their schedules.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

When it was over, I felt oddly aglow and weightless.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Muscle strength takes on a different meaning when everything is practically weightless.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2025

The breathtaking menswear displays in the show “Up, Up, and Away” featured couture-like poetry: seemingly weightless textiles that billowed like parachutes or kites.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2024

There was no doubt that we were weightless, however, as the cockpit was suddenly filled with tiny bits of debris that had come out of their crevices.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.