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Lightness
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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.