the property of being comparatively small in weight
<noun.attribute> 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
<noun.attribute> he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark
the trait of being lighthearted and frivolous
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Lightness \Light"ness\, n. [From {Light} bright.] 1. Illumination, or degree of illumination; as, the lightness of a room. --Chaucer.
2. Absence of depth or of duskiness in color; as, the lightness of a tint; lightness of complexion.
Lightness \Light"ness\, n. [From {Light} not heavy.] The state, condition, or quality, of being light or not heavy; buoyancy; levity; fickleness; nimbleness; delicacy; grace.
Paul Jennings, local ranger for the National Parks and Wildlife Service, said the tools were designed for lightness and versatility because nomadic aborigines had to minimise the equipment they carried.
His pictorial wit, his lightness of touch, his graphic sensibility and charm were quite enough to carry us along, and not notice too unkindly that the image was skimped and the painting perfunctory.
His high baritone, near-tenorial in clarity and lightness of timbre, is an instrument of the utmost artistocratic elegance; so are his stage demeanour and his excellently schooled delivery of French.
But in spite of this, the clean look and its exemplary lightness, I did not much like this bike.
But now, as the key recessionary mood lingers, even celebration is in soft focus. Although evening style is simple and unadorned, it is not heavy or dull. Instead it is based on a delicate lightness and the finest of fabrics.
I think people like the old girl because she is not aggressively modern and has a definite sense of style and lightness.