as in lightweight
having little weight
the kitten seemed nearly weightless when I picked her up
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Recent Examples of weightless
Instead of a bulky, heavy pea coat or trench coat, having a down coat in your carry-on is practically weightless.
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Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
Nearly three decades later, a reformulation has reignited our obsession with this does-it-all stick—now more weightless, more blendable, and more pigmented than ever before.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
However, behind each seemingly weightless prompt lies a real physical cost in electricity, water, and carbon emissions.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Offering weightless yet buildable coverage, this formula delivers a gorgeous skin-like finish, leaving you with a natural-looking glow.
—Denise Primbet, Glamour, 19 Aug. 2025
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Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
Nearly three decades later, a reformulation has reignited our obsession with this does-it-all stick—now more weightless, more blendable, and more pigmented than ever before.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
However, behind each seemingly weightless prompt lies a real physical cost in electricity, water, and carbon emissions.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Offering weightless yet buildable coverage, this formula delivers a gorgeous skin-like finish, leaving you with a natural-looking glow.
—Denise Primbet, Glamour, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weightless
lightweight
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Thanks to the development of new, lightweight rotors, engineers in Germany have created a small wind turbine that excels at efficiency, even when breezes aren't blowing strongly.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Oct. 2025
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The lightweight skeleton chassis, adjustable stock, and modular rails make long sessions more comfortable for expert marksmen.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Weightless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weightless. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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