weightless
[weyt-lis]
adjective
being without apparent weight, as a freely falling body or a body acted upon by a force that neutralizes gravitation.
Origin of weightless
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Related Words for weightless
trivial, inconsequential, ethereal, agile, airy, atmospheric, buoyant, crumbly, dainty, delicate, downy, easy, effervescent, feathery, filmy, flimsy, floating, fluffy, friable, frothyExamples from the Web for weightless
Contemporary Examples of weightless
“Weightless 11 times, they said—I only counted four,” he says as we walk down the ramp.
The Stacks: The Inimitable Albert Brooks Caught at the Dawn of His Movie CareerPaul Slansky
April 13, 2014
Historical Examples of weightless
Since the power had been cut off, the ship was in free fall, and the men were weightless.
Islands of SpaceJohn W Campbell
They made their second, 180-degree turnover while weightless.
The Cosmic ComputerHenry Beam Piper
Mryna was thrown against the ceiling—and she hung there, weightless.
The GuardiansIrving Cox
But obviously, since he was weightless, he was not on Deneb IV.
A Place in the SunC.H. Thames
"Maybe they'd be weightless, but they still wouldn't go up," I said.
Double or NothingJack Sharkey
weightless
adjective
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