as in lightweight
having little weight
the kitten seemed nearly weightless when I picked her up
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Recent Examples of weightless
Aside from weightless words, Hardwich notes that the worst thing about dating in 2025 is how common ghosting has become, with men showing interest only to disappear without warning.
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Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
In doing so, head architect Péter Bordás sought to honor the site’s winemaking heritage, by creating a weightless circular structure that would hover above the vines.
—New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2025
For more than 21 hours each day, their bodies are still weightless, continuing to waste away.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
The polished silver finish creates a mirror effect, while the slim stiletto heel and clear sole lend a barely-there, weightless appearance.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
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Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
In doing so, head architect Péter Bordás sought to honor the site’s winemaking heritage, by creating a weightless circular structure that would hover above the vines.
—New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2025
For more than 21 hours each day, their bodies are still weightless, continuing to waste away.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
The polished silver finish creates a mirror effect, while the slim stiletto heel and clear sole lend a barely-there, weightless appearance.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for weightless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weightless
lightweight
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These include electric vehicles with extended driving ranges, large-scale renewable energy storage systems that can balance intermittent solar and wind power, and lightweight, flexible power sources for portable and wearable electronics.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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The former women’s lightweight champion spent several years living in Charlotte — where much of the boxing biopic was shot, The Charlotte Observer previously reported.—
Chyna Blackmon,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Weightless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weightless. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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