weightless
/'weitlis/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Having little or no weight or apparent gravitational pull; light: The primary meaning describes an object or person that seems to have no weight, often due to the absence of gravitational force, as in space, or because it is extremely light in mass.
- Extremely light and insubstantial: Used figuratively to describe something that feels very light, delicate, or lacking heaviness.
Examples of Usage
Literal (Physics/Space):
- Astronauts experience a weightless environment inside the International Space Station.
- The satellite is in a weightless orbit around the Earth.
Figurative (Extremely Light):
- She wore a weightless silk scarf that floated in the breeze.
- After dropping his heavy backpack, he felt almost weightless.
Advanced Usage
- "to feel weightless": to experience a sensation of having no weight, often due to relief, happiness, or physical conditions like being in water.
- After the successful presentation, her worries vanished, and she felt weightless.
Variants and Related Words
- Weightlessness (n): The state or condition of being weightless, especially the zero-gravity environment in space.
- The weightlessness of space affects the human body in many ways.
Synonyms
- Light: Of little weight; not heavy.
- Buoyant: Able to float; or, in a figurative sense, cheerful and optimistic (which can relate to a light feeling).
- Ethereal: Extremely delicate and light, seeming too perfect for this world.
Antonyms
- Heavy: Of great weight.
- Massive: Large and heavy or solid.
Related Phrases/Idioms
- "As light as a feather": An idiom meaning extremely light, which can describe a weightless object.
- The new blanket is as light as a feather.
Adjective
- having little or no weight or apparent gravitational pull; light
- floating freely in a weightless condition
- a baby bat...fluffy and weightless as a moth
- jackets made of a weightless polyester fabric