: having little weight : lacking apparent gravitational pull
weightlessly
adverb
weightlessness
noun
Examples of weightless in a Sentence
a light fabric that feels almost weightless
She floated in the pool, weightless.
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Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2025
Made with the brand’s iconic buttery-soft, weightless Nulu fabric, these comfy pants are sure to become your new favorite travel bottoms.
—Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2025
Align High-Rise 25-Inch Pant There’s a reason that the Lululemon Align leggings are the brand’s most popular style, and this extremely rare Black Friday deal means that the buttery soft, nearly weightless leggings everyone loves are at the lowest price—perhaps ever.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Nov. 2025
Even before pressurizing his suit, Cernan found the umbilical cord almost impossible to manage in the weightless environment of the spacecraft.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 11 Nov. 2025
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“Weightless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weightless. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.
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weightless
adjective
weight·less
ˈwāt-ləs 
: having little weight : lacking apparent gravitational pull
weightlessness
noun
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