weightless
adjective
being without apparent weight, as a freely falling body or a body acted upon by a force that neutralizes gravitation.
weightlessness
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a word derived from
weightless.
Example Sentences
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She spent more than 320 days in space on her last mission, but she said the sensation of weightlessness had never lingered so long.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
The Elle article describes the role of Monday’s Blue Origin crew—on a rocket that flies itself—as “experiencing weightlessness and looking out the windows.”
From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2025
So time in the weightlessness of space can take years to fully recover from.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2025
The thick packet contained an exchange of more than 20 letters, but for me it had a wonderful weightlessness.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2025
The problem was that my heart, veins, and arteries had gotten used to weightlessness and needed a little while to readjust to gravity.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
