as in lightweight
having little weight
the kitten seemed nearly weightless when I picked her up
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Recent Examples of weightless
This weightless mist locks in your makeup, including glitter eyeshadow, for up to 16 hours.
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Nora Colomer, Fox News, 23 Oct. 2024
The Republicans spoke and moved with the weightless optimism of young lovers meeting in a summer town, or junkies who have finally scored.
—Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
For the best results, use the Dove Scalp + Hair Therapy Hydrating Conditioner, a weightless formula that leaves strands feeling soft to the touch, after shampooing.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 18 Oct. 2024
That’s just Christ, though: deity and man, weightless word converted to meat.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024
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Nora Colomer, Fox News, 23 Oct. 2024
The Republicans spoke and moved with the weightless optimism of young lovers meeting in a summer town, or junkies who have finally scored.
—Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
For the best results, use the Dove Scalp + Hair Therapy Hydrating Conditioner, a weightless formula that leaves strands feeling soft to the touch, after shampooing.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 18 Oct. 2024
That’s just Christ, though: deity and man, weightless word converted to meat.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Weightless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weightless. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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