weightless

American  

[weyt-lis] / ˈweɪt lɪs /

adjective

1. being without apparent weight, as a freely falling body or a body acted upon by a force that neutralizes gravitation.

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weightless British  

/ ˈweɪtləs /

adjective

1. (of a body) having no actual weight; a state in which an object has no actual weight (because it is in space and unaffected by gravitational attraction) or no apparent weight (because the gravitational attraction equals the centripetal force and the object is in free fall)

2. commerce

   1. (of economic activity) based on the supply of information and ideas rather than trade in physical goods

      the weightless economy

   2. (of a company) having very few physical assets

      weightless dot.coms

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Other Word Forms

• weightlessly adverb
• weightlessness noun

Etymology

Origin of weightless

First recorded in 1540–50; weight + -less

Example Sentences

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

Other bodies in the painting—the woman holding Jesus’ head and the one dressed in green, supporting Mary—seem to be weightless, suspended in mid-air.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

As Wenger wrote in 1990: "Akangbe, bodily and spiritually voluminous, creates works of an ethereal, sublimely weightless loftiness. His work is a primary eruption of genius."

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

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

Then another jerk, and we were weightless again.

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

Related Words

• ethereal
• inconsequential
• trivial