lightness

Noun

Meaning

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

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

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

agility nimbleness light facility elation levity high spirits flightiness volatility giddiness airiness legerity lightsomeness weightlessness grace
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Antonyms

darkness heaviness galaxy black night dark
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Hypernyms

value joy silliness weight giddiness joyfulness

Hyponyms

nimbus halo brightness glory buoyancy aura

Anagrams

nightless thingless

Examples

The world goes on as before, and it turns out that nobody else seems to to notice the unbearable lightness of being. Lewis H. Lapham

Melancholy is sadness that has taken on lightness. Italo Calvino

Holding on to anger, resentment and hurt only gives you tense muscles, a headache and a sore jaw from clenching your teeth. Forgiveness gives you back the laughter and the lightness in your life. Joan Lunden

There is something of the freshness of mind, of the lightness of spirit in Linne which for centuries has been linked in people's minds with the mountains of Sweden and Swedish joy in nature. Johannes V. Jensen

When you understand the roots of anger in yourself and in the other, your mind will enjoy true peace, joy and lightness. Nhat Hanh

Mozart didn't need a scheme for his music. He played and sang with the heavenly lightness of a child. Joseph Goebbels

Close letter words and terms

lightmonger Lightmoor Lightner lightning lightning arrester lightning arrestor