Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

weightlessly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables: weight-less-ly
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

whilst weightless; without weight

Example Sentences

"The astronaut hung weightlessly in the capsule."
"Suddenly I saw him, gliding weightlessly down an escalator, looking remarkably grim: the Beast before he gets to kiss Beauty."

Etymology

Etymology tree English weightless Middle English -ly English -ly English weightlessly From weightless + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more weightlessly (comparative) most weightlessly (superlative)

Questions

What does weightlessly mean?: whilst weightless; without weight
Where does weightlessly come from?: Etymology tree English weightless Middle English -ly English -ly English weightlessly From weightless + -ly.

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