as in lightweight
having little weight
the kitten seemed nearly weightless when I picked her up
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Recent Examples of weightless
At first the discs seem almost weightless, impossibly balanced and floating above the groundcover.
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Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Both are made of the brand’s Swift fabric, which is meant to feel completely weightless.
—Renee Cherry, SELF, 8 May 2025
Wear Both lipsticks have a weightless matte finish and don’t feel drying.
—Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 19 Apr. 2025
The nausea can set in almost immediately after reaching orbit, where astronauts remain weightless, and can take days to dissipate, a troubling proposition for short-term spaceflights such as Fram2.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
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Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Both are made of the brand’s Swift fabric, which is meant to feel completely weightless.
—Renee Cherry, SELF, 8 May 2025
Wear Both lipsticks have a weightless matte finish and don’t feel drying.
—Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 19 Apr. 2025
The nausea can set in almost immediately after reaching orbit, where astronauts remain weightless, and can take days to dissipate, a troubling proposition for short-term spaceflights such as Fram2.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weightless
lightweight
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For summertime, consider a lightweight duvet cover.—
Rachel Trujillo,
People.com,
9 July 2025
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Between those two bouts, Taylor went 2-1 and became the undisputed super lightweight champion.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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“Weightless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weightless. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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