weightless
adjective
being without apparent weight, as a freely falling body or a body acted upon by a force that neutralizes gravitation.
weightlessly
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a word derived from
weightless.
Example Sentences
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So diaphanous was the silk on one pair of billowing white sleeves that the model’s steps alone caused it to float in the air weightlessly.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 7, 2022
At the lab, Montoya is suspended weightlessly over a treadmill with electrodes attached to his spine to stimulate his nervous system.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2021
We may have had more time floating weightlessly, but Shatner, who played Captain Kirk on Star Trek, had the view and was absolutely awed by it.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 28, 2021
Nasa accepts that mission planners had not given the crew the typical period of adjustment to acclimatise to working weightlessly in orbit and had packed their schedules with large amounts of work.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2021
I imagined the sound of my hands punching off it, and the feel of my body lifting, spinning weightlessly through the air before surrendering to gravity, my feet finding the mat.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
