adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈweɪt.ləs/
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CMU ARPABET:W EY1 T L AH0 S
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Without weight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Not affected by gravity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
having little or no weight or apparent gravitational pull; light
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
floating freely in a weightless condition
a baby bat...fluffy and weightless as a moth
jackets made of a weightless polyester fabric
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: weighty
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English weight Proto-Indo-European *lewh1- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English weightless From weight + -less.
Across languages
Translations
42 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
անկշիռ
(ankšiṙ)
— which has no weight
Belarusian:
неваго́мы
(njevahómy)
— which has no weight
Belarusian:
бязва́жкі
(bjazvážki)
— which has no weight
Bulgarian:
безтегло́вен
(bezteglóven)
— which has no weight
Catalan:
ingràvid
— which has no weight
Catalan:
lleuger
— which has no weight
Chinese Mandarin:
無重量的 /无重量的
(wú zhòngliàng de)
— which has no weight
Czech:
beztížný
— which has no weight
Danish:
vægtløs
— which has no weight
Dutch:
gewichtloos
— which has no weight
Finnish:
painoton
— which has no weight
French:
léger
— which has no weight
German:
gewichtslos
— which has no weight
Greek:
αβαρής
(avarís)
— which has no weight
Ancient Greek:
ἀβαρής
(abarḗs)
— which has no weight
Macedonian:
бестежински
(bestežinski)
— which has no weight
Norwegian Bokmål:
vektløs
— which has no weight
Polish:
nieważki
— which has no weight
Russian:
невесо́мый
(nevesómyj)
— which has no weight
Slovak:
beztiažový
— which has no weight
Slovak:
bezváhový
— which has no weight
Slovene:
breztežen
— which has no weight
Spanish:
ingrávido
— which has no weight
Swedish:
viktlös
— which has no weight
Ukrainian:
неваго́мий
(nevahómyj)
— which has no weight
Vietnamese:
không trọng lượng
— which has no weight
Armenian:
անկշիռ
(ankšiṙ)
— which is not being affected by gravity
Belarusian:
неваго́мы
(njevahómy)
— which is not being affected by gravity
Belarusian:
бязва́жкі
(bjazvážki)
— which is not being affected by gravity
Bulgarian:
безтегло́вен
(bezteglóven)
— which is not being affected by gravity
Chinese Mandarin:
失重
(shīzhòng)
— which is not being affected by gravity
Danish:
vægtløs
— which is not being affected by gravity
Faroese:
tyngdarleysur
— which is not being affected by gravity
Finnish:
painoton
— which is not being affected by gravity
French:
en apesanteur
— which is not being affected by gravity
German:
schwerelos
— which is not being affected by gravity
Hungarian:
súlytalan
— which is not being affected by gravity
Norwegian Bokmål:
vektløs
— which is not being affected by gravity
Polish:
nieważki
— which is not being affected by gravity
Russian:
невесо́мый
(nevesómyj)
— which is not being affected by gravity
Swedish:
tyngdlös
— which is not being affected by gravity
Ukrainian:
неваго́мий
(nevahómyj)
— which is not being affected by gravity