LIGHTNESSES

Noun

lightnesses

plural of lightness

Source: Wiktionary


LIGHTNESS

Light"ness, n. Etym: [From Light not heavy.]

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

Syn.

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

Light"ness, n. Etym: [From Light bright.]

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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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