Lightness

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The quality or condition of being illuminated.
  • n. The dimension of the color of an object by which the object appears to reflect or transmit more or less of the incident light, varying from black to white for surface colors and from black to colorless for transparent volume colors.
  • n. The state or quality of having little weight or force.
  • n. Ease or quickness of movement; agility.
  • n. Ease or cheerfulness in manner or style.
  • n. Freedom from worry or trouble.
  • n. Lack of appropriate seriousness; levity.
  • n. Delicacy or subtlety in craft, performance, or effect.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. the condition of being illuminated
  • n. the relative whiteness or transparency of a colour
  • n. The product of being illuminated.
  • n. The state of having little weight, or little force.
  • n. Agility of movement.
  • n. Freedom from worry.
  • n. Levity, frivolity; inconsistency.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The state, condition, or quality, of being light or not heavy; buoyancy; levity; fickleness; nimbleness; delicacy; grace.
  • n. Illumination, or degree of illumination.
  • n. Absence of depth or of duskiness in color
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The state or quality of being light or bright.
  • n. The state or quality of being light in weight; lack of heaviness or gravity: as, the lightness of a burden; the lightness of cork or of hydrogen.
  • n. In cookery, sponginess; the state of being well raised; freedom from sogginess.
  • n. Freedom from heaviness or clumsiness in act or execution; dexterity; nimbleness; agility: as, lightness of touch in painting or music; lightness of foot in running or dancing.
  • n. Inconstancy; unsteadiness; fickleness.
  • n. Levity; wantonness; unchastity.
  • n. Light-headedness.
  • n. Synonyms Briskness, sprightliness, ease, facility, swiftness.
  • n. 4, Volatility, Frivolity, etc. (see levity), instability, giddiness, airiness.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a feeling of joy and pride
  • n. the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble
  • n. the property of being comparatively small in weight
  • n. having a light color
  • n. the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures
  • n. the trait of being lighthearted and frivolous
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    gracefulness    value    silliness    giddiness   
    Cross Reference
    light   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    giddiness    swiftness    ease    briskness    levity    liveliness    airiness    agility    volatility    facility   
    Verb Stem
    light   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    vivacity    softness    coolness    clearness    quickness    freshness    cheerfulness    brilliancy    sweetness    elegance