Home › Words › R › recoillessnessrecoillessnessrecoillessness · noun — absence of recoil.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom recoilless + -ness.nounAbsence of recoil.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.recoilless 80% match — Lacking recoil. Generally referring to a weapon so designed as to fire a projectile without causing a powerful, destructive backward "kick" or recoil in reaction. The objective of the design is to permit a very light cannon to deliver a relatively large projectile. vs recoillessness →unrecoiling 72% match — Without recoiling. vs recoillessness →antirecoil 70% match — Preventing recoil. vs recoillessness →counterrecoil 66% match — Of or pertaining to opposition or counteracting of recoil in a gun. vs recoillessness →kickless 65% match — Without kick or recoil. vs recoillessness →recoiling 64% match — The act of something that recoils. vs recoillessness →recoil 61% match — A starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking. vs recoillessness →recoiler 61% match — Someone or something that recoils, or causes a recoil. vs recoillessness →