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What is another word for Weightless? – 114 Weightless Synonyms

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    Synonyms & Similar Words

    buoyant airy light lightweight ethereal intangible unsubstantial imponderable insignificant inconsequential trivial frivolous airy gossamer diaphanous tenuous ephemeral fleeting transitory momentary impermanent volatile unstable unsteady buoyant weightless massless formless shapeless bodiless incorporeal insubstantial

    Meaning of Weightless

    The primary meaning of "weightless" is having no weight or heaviness.

    Definitions

    • Having no weight or heaviness
    • * Feeling as if one is floating or without weight
    • * Having no serious or important quality

    Etymology of Weightless

    The word "weightless" originated in the mid-17th century, derived from the Old English words "wægt" (weight) and the suffix "-less" (indicating absence or lack)
    Historically, the term was used to describe objects or substances that lack mass or density

    Example Uses

    • The astronauts felt weightless in space
    • * The dancer's movements were weightless and effortless
    • * The music was weightless and lacked depth

    Antonyms & Near Antonyms

    heavy weighed weighted massy massive substantial considerable significant consequential momentous ponderous cumbersome cumbrous burdensome oppressive crushing overwhelming leaden heavy-handed

    Related Nouns

    mass weight heaviness lightness buoyancy airiness etherealness intangibility unsubstantiality insignificance inconsequentiality triviality frivolity gossamer diaphanousness tenuousness ephemerality transitoriness momentariness impermanence

    Related Verbs

    float drift hover suspend buoy lighten weigh balance counterbalance offset compensate equalize stabilize steady unburden disencumber

    Related Adjectives

    light lightweight airy ethereal intangible unsubstantial insignificant inconsequential trivial frivolous gossamer diaphanous tenuous ephemeral transitory momentary impermanent volatile unstable unsteady buoyant massless formless shapeless bodiless incorporeal insubstantial