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Definition of Lightness

1. Noun. A feeling of joy and pride.

2. Noun. The property of being comparatively small in weight. "The lightness of balsa wood"

3. Noun. The gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and 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"

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

lightlessly lightlessness lightlied lightlies lightlike lightly lightly-armed lightly armored lightly armoured lightman

lightmap lightmaps lightmen lightmeter lightmeters lightness (current term) lightnesses lightning lightning-quick lightning arrester

lightning bug lightning bugs lightning conductor lightning conductors lightning detector lightning detectors lightning injuries lightning mapper lightning never strikes twice in the same place lightning rod

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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