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weightless

/ˈweɪt.ləs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables
weight-less
IPA
/ˈweɪt.ləs/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without weight.

adj

Not affected by gravity.

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.

Inflected Forms

more weightless (comparative) most weightless (superlative)

Derived Forms

weightlessly weightlessness

Questions

How do you pronounce weightless?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈweɪt.ləs/.
What does weightless mean?
Without weight.
Where does weightless come from?
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.

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