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/ˈlaɪtnəs/
Noun
the condition of being illuminated
Usage- Uncountable
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Well, darkness has a hunger that's insatiable and lightness has a call that's hard to hear.
the relative whiteness or transparency of a colour
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The product of being illuminated.
Usage- Countable
Noun
The state of having little (or less) weight, or little force.
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The unique chassis design is largely the secret of the lightness of the locomotive.
Agility of movement.
Usage- Uncountable
Freedom from worry.
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In the lightness of my heart I sang catches of songs as my horse gayly bore me along the well-remembered road.
Levity, frivolity; inconsistency.
Usage- Uncountable
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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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And if the sudden and unannounced arrival of Miss Melhuish at "The Turrets" contained any element of surprise for him, his habitual imperturbability enabled him to pass it off with disarming lightness.
Noun
a feeling of joy and pride
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the property of being comparatively small in weight
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the lightness of balsa wood
the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble
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having a light color
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the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures
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he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark
the trait of being lighthearted and frivolous
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