Lightness
['laɪtnɪs]
Definition
(noun.) having a light color.
(noun.) the property of being comparatively small in weight; 'the lightness of balsa wood'.
Editor: Maris--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The state, condition, or quality, of being light or not heavy; buoyancy; levity; fickleness; nimbleness; delicacy; grace.
(n.) Illumination, or degree of illumination; as, the lightness of a room.
(n.) Absence of depth or of duskiness in color; as, the lightness of a tint; lightness of complexion.
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Examples
- I felt unusually alarmed, and trusting to the lightness of my heels I began to run as fast as I possibly could. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- That would suit _her_ well enough, I dare say, said Mrs. Plymdale; there is that kind of lightness about her. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- A battery embodying this basic principle will have features of great value where lightness and durability are desiderata. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- When she spoke, however, it was in a tone of perfect lightness. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- I will consider if I know of one, replied Venn in that same light tone which meant no lightness. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- They dispersed about the room, reminding me, by the lightness and buoyancy of their movements, of a flock of white plumy birds. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Middlemarch has not a very high standard, uncle, said Rosamond, with a pretty lightness, going towards her whip, which lay at a distance. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- But of course the wooden seat is wrong--it destroys the perfect lightness and unity in tension the cane gave. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- She had not known again till today that lightness, that glow of freedom; but now it was something more than a blind groping of the blood. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- He looked at my shawl and objected to its lightness. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- And to divert her companion's attention she added, with an attempt at lightness: And your second candidate? Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- All of the motor carriages illustrated are of American make, and for lightness, grace, and efficiency they have no superiors. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Around and around the house the leaves fall thick, but never fast, for they come circling down with a dead lightness that is sombre and slow. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- I shall be jealous when Tertius goes to Lowick, said Rosamond, dimpling, and speaking with aery lightness. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- It reminded one of strength, activity, and lightness, all at once. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
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