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WEIGHTLESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does weightless mean? 

WEIGHTLESS (adjective)
  The adjective WEIGHTLESS has 1 sense:

1. having little or no weight or apparent gravitational pull; lightplay

  Familiarity information: WEIGHTLESS used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WEIGHTLESS (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Having little or no weight or apparent gravitational pull; light

Context example:

jackets made of a weightless polyester fabric

Antonym:

weighty (having relatively great weight; heavy)

Derivation:

weightlessness (the property of being comparatively small in weight)


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