weightlessly
- adverb
- /ˈweɪt.ləs.li/
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ligeramente
- She spoke weightlessly about her mistakes, showing no sign of regret.
Examples
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He laughed weightlessly, as if nothing could trouble him.
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The news was delivered weightlessly, making it seem unimportant to everyone listening.
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Why do you act so weightlessly in serious situations?
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She approached the topic weightlessly, making everyone laugh.
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She spoke weightlessly about her mistakes, showing no sign of regret.
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He laughed weightlessly, as if nothing could trouble him.
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The news was delivered weightlessly, making it seem unimportant to everyone listening.
Synonyms
116
1.6
Without much care or serious thought
103
2.5
In a relaxed, not very careful way
9
7.4
In a calm way that shows no worry or excitement
1
6.7
In a light, careless way that shows little worry
1
9.9
In a relaxed way without worry
1
3.8
In a cheerful, carefree way without showing worry
Calmly without showing any emotion
Antonyms
How Serious
Surface Forms
Morphology
weightlessly = weightless (semi-transparent) = weight + less + ly
The adjective 'weightless' is transparently formed from 'weight' + '-less'; the adverbial '-ly' is a regular derivation.
Etymology
Weightlessly comes from weight ('heaviness') plus -less ('without') and -ly, and a helpful way to remember the emotional sense is to think 'without emotional weight'. So to speak weightlessly is to speak lightly, without worry or serious feeling.