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

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

The way they transformed into such airy, weightless beings while dancing, when offstage they were all earthbound muscle and sweaty concentration!

From Literature

In general, though, we learned that, as thrilling as it looked, trying to maneuver a body suddenly weightless out in space could actually be quite tiring for the person.

From Literature

Related Words

• ethereal
• inconsequential
• trivial