as in lightness
the state or quality of having little weight
the relative weightlessness of the suitcase surprised me
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Recent Examples of weightlessness
There are even pens that can work in the weightlessness of space.
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New Atlas, 29 Oct. 2025
The Beautyrest adjustable bed has pre-empted your modification needs in many ways, from head-and foot-rest incline options to a zero-gravity preset that provides a feeling of weightlessness.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2025
Passengers experience a few minutes of weightlessness and get to see Earth against the blackness of space.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Already a skin diver, Clarke had wanted to experience something like weightlessness, Rozwadowski writes.
—Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 26 Sep. 2025
Armani makeup, and especially its foundations, are known for their transparent formulas with a feeling of weightlessness and softness.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
New Atlas, 29 Oct. 2025
The Beautyrest adjustable bed has pre-empted your modification needs in many ways, from head-and foot-rest incline options to a zero-gravity preset that provides a feeling of weightlessness.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2025
Passengers experience a few minutes of weightlessness and get to see Earth against the blackness of space.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Already a skin diver, Clarke had wanted to experience something like weightlessness, Rozwadowski writes.
—Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 26 Sep. 2025
Armani makeup, and especially its foundations, are known for their transparent formulas with a feeling of weightlessness and softness.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weightlessness
lightness
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Her film holds a rare balance of lightness and depth, moving originally between humor and vulnerability without ever losing emotional truth.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
27 Oct. 2025
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The frontier dissolves into the lightness of air, and the world is full of holes.—
Henry Freedland,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Weightlessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weightlessness. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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