as in lightweight
having little weight
the kitten seemed nearly weightless when I picked her up
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Recent Examples of weightless
For the short styles, custom wigs were blended with ostrich-feather accents for an airy, weightless texture.
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Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 27 Jan. 2026
This thinking was the inspiration behind one of Janes’s latest debuts—a featherweight complexion savior that suspends weightless spherical powders within a liquid serum base, while sinking almost instantly into skin.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2026
The powder’s satin finish and weightless texture are thanks to jojoba oil, which also conditions brow hairs.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 22 Jan. 2026
Piccioli says), but his ready-to-wear, be that jeans or peacoats, also feels weightless in a similar way technical athleisure does, mimicking the way Cristóbal Balenciaga made his couture lighter and more comfortable with the invention of a new fabric weave called gazar.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 16 Jan. 2026
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Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 27 Jan. 2026
This thinking was the inspiration behind one of Janes’s latest debuts—a featherweight complexion savior that suspends weightless spherical powders within a liquid serum base, while sinking almost instantly into skin.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2026
The powder’s satin finish and weightless texture are thanks to jojoba oil, which also conditions brow hairs.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 22 Jan. 2026
Piccioli says), but his ready-to-wear, be that jeans or peacoats, also feels weightless in a similar way technical athleisure does, mimicking the way Cristóbal Balenciaga made his couture lighter and more comfortable with the invention of a new fabric weave called gazar.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weightless
lightweight
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This eye cream has a lightweight feel that absorbs into your skin without a greasy finish.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
5 Feb. 2026
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That balance—enhancing performance while preserving appearance—supports applications that need lightweight fabrics as well as sectors with more technical needs.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Weightless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weightless. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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