lightness
UK /ˈlaɪtnəs/ US /ˈlaɪtnəs/
noun 7
Definitions
noun
1
the condition of being illuminated
Well, darkness has a hunger that's insatiable and lightness has a call that's hard to hear.
2
the relative whiteness or transparency of a colour
3
The product of being illuminated.
noun
1
The state of having little (or less) weight, or little force.
The unique chassis design is largely the secret of the lightness of the locomotive.
2
Agility of movement.
3
Freedom from worry.
In the lightness of my heart I sang catches of songs as my horse gayly bore me along the well-remembered road.
4
Levity, frivolity; inconsistency.
Seneca […] accounts it a filthy lightness in men, every day to lay new foundations of their life, but who doth otherwise?
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