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

Derived Forms

• weightlessness
  noun
• weightlessly
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of weightless

First recorded in 1540–50; weight + -less

Example Sentences

They have complicated relationships, but there’s nothing better for ironing things out than creeping together through dark tunnels by flashlight, hoping that nothing jumps out at you, engaging in weightless banter as you go.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

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

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

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025

But the images broke up of their own accord, weightless chimeras routed by a numbness that ran through him unchallenged.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

Related Words

• ethereal
• inconsequential
• trivial