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Definition of Lightness
1. Noun. A feeling of joy and pride.
Generic synonyms: Joy, Joyfulness, Joyousness
Specialized synonyms: Euphoria, Euphory
Derivative terms: Elate, Light
2. Noun. The property of being comparatively small in weight. "The lightness of balsa wood"
Generic synonyms: Weight
Specialized synonyms: Airiness, Buoyancy
Antonyms: Heaviness
Derivative terms: Light, Light, Light, Weightless
3. Noun. The gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble.
Generic synonyms: Gracefulness
Derivative terms: Agile, Light, Lightsome, Nimble
4. Noun. Having a light color.
5. Noun. The visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures. "He could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark"
Generic synonyms: Visual Property
Specialized synonyms: Aura, Aureole, Gloriole, Glory, Halo, Nimbus, Sunniness, Highlight, Highlighting, Brightness
Attributes: Light, Dark
Derivative terms: Light, Light
6. Noun. The trait of being lighthearted and frivolous.
Definition of Lightness
1. n. The state, condition, or quality, of being light or not heavy; buoyancy; levity; fickleness; nimbleness; delicacy; grace.
2. n. Illumination, or degree of illumination; as, the lightness of a room.
Definition of Lightness
1. Noun. the condition of being illuminated ¹
2. Noun. the relative whiteness or transparency of a colour ¹
3. Noun. The product of being illuminated. ¹
4. Noun. The state of having little weight, or little force. ¹
5. Noun. Agility of movement. ¹
6. Noun. Freedom from worry. ¹
7. Noun. Levity, frivolity; inconsistency. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lightness
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Lightness
Literary usage of Lightness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Synonymes: Explained in Alphabetical Order, with Copious Illus. and by George Crabb (1897)
"Lightness is common to both sexes ; levity is peculiarly striking in females;
and in respect to them, they are both exceptionable qualities in the highest ..."
2. Elements of Physics; Or, Natural Philosophy, General and Medical: Comoprised by Neil Arnott (1856)
"We proceed now to prove that air or gas, as a fluid, differs from the other
fluids, which we .call liquids, only in the two circumstances of great lightness ..."
3. Crabb's English Synonyms by George Crabb (1917)
"Lightness and giddiness are taken either in the natural or metaphorical sense;
the rest only in the moral sense; lightness is said of the outward carriage ..."
4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"His hélicoptère or screw-model is remarkable for its lightness, simplicity and
power. The accompanying sketch will serve to illustrate its construction (fig ..."
5. English Synonymes Explained in Alphabetical Order: With Copious by George Crabb (1826)
"GIDDINESS is from giddy, in Saxon Lightness and giddiness are taken either in
the natural or metaphorical sense ; the rest only in the moral sense ..."
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