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Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2

Part of speech: noun (n.)

The state, condition, or quality, of being light or not heavy; buoyancy; levity; fickleness; delicacy; grace.

Synonyms: Levity; volatility; instability; inconstancy; unsteadiness; giddiness; flightiness; airiness; gayety; liveliness; agility; nimbleness; sprightliness; briskness; swiftness; ease; facility.

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. Illumination, or degree of illumination; as, the lightness of a room. Chaucer.

2. Absence of depth or of duskiness in color; as, the lightness of a tint; lightness of complexion.

Noah Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Structured JSON vendored from sktzofrenic/webster1828 at commit 5a58d9e0191eefaa51affbc1bb1b8bc5782ba6c0. The upstream README identifies the dictionary text as public domain and the project license as MIT.

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