| n. | 1. | The state, condition, or quality, of being light or not heavy; buoyancy; levity; fickleness; nimbleness; delicacy; grace. |
| 1. | Illumination, or degree of illumination; | |
| 2. | Absence of depth or of duskiness in color; |
| Noun | 1. | lightness - the property of being comparatively small in weight; "the lightness of balsa wood" Synonyms: weightlessness Antonyms: heaviness, weightiness - the property of being comparatively great in weight; "the heaviness of lead" |
| 2. | lightness - the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble | |
| 3. | lightness - having a light color Antonyms: darkness - having a dark or somber color | |
| 4. | lightness - the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures; "he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark" Synonyms: light |
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