weight´less|ness

weight´less|ness
weight|less «WAYT lihs», adjective.
1. having little or no weight: »

The reflection of the night glow…lit the cherry trees…and made their branches look as if they were smothered in weightless snow (New Yorker).

2. being free from the pull of gravity: »

Astronauts know what it is like to float in space in a weighess condition.

weight´less|ly, adverb.
weight´less|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • weight´less|ly — weight|less «WAYT lihs», adjective. 1. having little or no weight: »The reflection of the night glow…lit the cherry trees…and made their branches look as if they were smothered in weightless snow (New Yorker). 2. being free from the pull of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • weight|less — «WAYT lihs», adjective. 1. having little or no weight: »The reflection of the night glow…lit the cherry trees…and made their branches look as if they were smothered in weightless snow (New Yorker). 2. being free from the pull of gravity:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • less — less·est; less·ness; let·ter·less; li·cense·less; lid·less; life·less; life·less·ly; life·less·ness; light·less; light·less·ness; limb·less; lime·less; lim·it·less; line·less; lint·less; lip·less; list·less; list·less·ly; list·less·ness;… …   English syllables

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • weight — handy·weight; pen·ny·weight·er; sub·weight; weight·age; weight; weight·er; weight·i·ly; weight·i·ness; weight·less; Weight·om·e·ter; coun·ter·weight; weight·ed·ly; weight·ed·ness; weight·less·ly; weight·less·ness; …   English syllables

  • weightlessness — weight·less·ness …   English syllables

  • weightless — weight•less [[t]ˈweɪt lɪs[/t]] adj. phs being without apparent weight, as a freely falling body • Etymology: 1540–50 weight′less•ly, adv. weight′less•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

  • weightless — weight|less [ weıtləs ] adjective having no weight, especially because of being outside the Earth s atmosphere ╾ weight|less|ness noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • weightlessness — The psychophysiologic effect of zero gravity, as experienced by someone falling freely in a vacuum ( e.g., astronauts in a stable orbit). A temporary state of simulated w. can be achieved during powered flight within the earth s atmosphere by… …   Medical dictionary

  • er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… …   English syllables

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