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lightness

light·ness

UK/ˈlaɪtnəs/ US/ˈlaɪtnʌs/ uncommon

noun

1.

the property of being comparatively small in weight

  • “the lightness of balsa wood”
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having a light color

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4.

the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures

  • “he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark”
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Origin

From Middle English lightnes, lightnesse, from Old English *lēohtnes (“lightness”) (compare Old English lēohtmōdnes (“lightness”, literally “light-moodedness”), līhtingnes (“lightness, alleviation”)); equivalent to light (“not heavy”, adjective) + -ness (suffix forming nouns). Cognate with Middle Low German luchtnisse, lüchtnisse (“lightness, frivolity, joyfulness”).

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