Weightless — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having little or no weight or apparent gravitational pull; light

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈeɪtləs/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈeɪtləs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈeɪtləs/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈeɪtləs/.

Examples

floating freely in a weightless condition
a baby bat...fluffy and weightless as a moth
jackets made of a weightless polyester fabric

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

weighty

Parts of Speech

adjective

having little or no weight or apparent gravitational pull; light

“floating freely in a weightless condition”

Word Forms

weightlessness

noun

the property of being comparatively small in weight

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schwerelos

wenig oder kein Gewicht oder scheinbare Anziehungskraft haben; Licht

🇫🇷French

en apesanteur

avoir peu ou pas de poids ou d'attraction gravitationnelle apparente ; lumière

🇪🇸Spanish

ingrávido

tener poco o ningún peso o atracción gravitacional aparente; luz

🇮🇹Italian

senza peso

avere poco o nessun peso o apparente attrazione gravitazionale; leggero

🇳🇱Dutch

gewichtloos

met weinig of geen gewicht of schijnbare zwaartekracht; licht

🇵🇹Portuguese

sem peso

ter pouco ou nenhum peso ou atração gravitacional aparente; luz

🇷🇺Russian

невесомый

имеющий небольшой вес или отсутствие видимого гравитационного притяжения или его отсутствие; свет

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भारहीन

बहुत कम या कोई वजन नहीं होना या स्पष्ट गुरुत्वाकर्षण खिंचाव होना; रोशनी

🇧🇩Bengali

ওজনহীন

কম বা কোন ওজন বা আপাত মহাকর্ষীয় টান থাকা; আলো

🇮🇳Tamil

எடையற்ற

சிறிய அல்லது எடை இல்லாத அல்லது வெளிப்படையான ஈர்ப்பு விசை கொண்ட; ஒளி

🇮🇳Telugu

బరువులేని

తక్కువ లేదా బరువు లేకపోవడం లేదా స్పష్టమైన గురుత్వాకర్షణ లాగడం; కాంతి

🇮🇳Marathi

वजनहीन

कमी किंवा कमी वजन किंवा स्पष्ट गुरुत्वाकर्षण खेचणे; प्रकाश

🇮🇳Gujarati

વજનહીન

ઓછું અથવા ઓછું વજન અથવા સ્પષ્ટ ગુરુત્વાકર્ષણ ખેંચવું; પ્રકાશ

🇮🇳Kannada

ತೂಕವಿಲ್ಲದ

ಕಡಿಮೆ ಅಥವಾ ಯಾವುದೇ ತೂಕ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟ ಗುರುತ್ವಾಕರ್ಷಣೆಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವುದು; ಬೆಳಕು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭാരമില്ലാത്ത

കുറഞ്ഞതോ ഭാരമോ ഇല്ലാത്തതോ പ്രകടമായ ഗുരുത്വാകർഷണ ശക്തിയോ ഉള്ളത്; വെളിച്ചം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਾਰ ਰਹਿਤ

ਘੱਟ ਜਾਂ ਕੋਈ ਭਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟ ਗਰੈਵੀਟੇਸ਼ਨਲ ਖਿੱਚ ਹੋਣਾ; ਰੋਸ਼ਨੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے وزن

کم یا کوئی وزن یا ظاہری کشش ثقل کا پل ہونا؛ روشنی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

失重的

具有很小或没有重量或明显的引力；光

🇯🇵Japanese

無重力

重量または明らかな重力がほとんどまたはまったくない。ライト

🇰🇷Korean

무중력

무게나 명백한 중력 당기는 힘이 거의 없거나 전혀 없습니다. 빛

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không trọng lượng

có rất ít hoặc không có trọng lượng hoặc lực hấp dẫn rõ ràng; ánh sáng

🇹🇭Thai

ไร้น้ำหนัก

มีน้ำหนักน้อยหรือไม่มีเลยหรือมีแรงดึงโน้มถ่วงที่ชัดเจน แสงสว่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

tanpa bobot

memiliki sedikit atau tanpa bobot atau tarikan gravitasi yang nyata; lampu

🇵🇭Filipino

walang timbang

pagkakaroon ng kaunti o walang timbang o maliwanag na gravitational pull; liwanag

🇲🇾Malay

tanpa berat

mempunyai sedikit atau tiada berat atau tarikan graviti yang ketara; ringan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عديم الوزن

وجود وزن قليل أو معدوم أو قوة جاذبية واضحة؛ ضوء

🇮🇷Persian

بی وزن

داشتن وزن کم یا بدون وزن یا کشش گرانشی ظاهری؛ نور

🇹🇷Turkish

ağırlıksız

çok az ağırlığı olan veya hiç ağırlığı olmayan veya görünür bir yer çekimi kuvvetine sahip olan; ışık

🇮🇱Hebrew

חסר משקל

בעל משקל מועט או ללא משיכה לכאורה; אוֹר

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