lightness
1the state or quality of being light in weight: the amazing lightness of the new metal.
the quality of being agile, nimble, or graceful.
lack of pressure or burdensomeness.
lack of seriousness; levity in actions, thoughts, or speech: That kind of lightness seemed out of place.
gaiety of manner, speech, style, etc.; cheerfulness: His lightness was just what the party needed.
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How to use lightness in a sentence
It’s the same feeling of lightness that other women describe when lopping off a head of hair.
Britney Spears, Sinéad O'Connor and the Radical Act of a Haircut | Susanna Schrobsdorff | July 5, 2021 | TimeCabernet’s sleeper region may be Argentina’s Mendoza, where the altitude of the Andes foothills softens the tannins and preserves acidity and lightness in the wine.
How to expand your red wine repertoire beyond cabs, pinots and merlots | Dave McIntyre | June 25, 2021 | Washington PostEven Jubilee’s somber tracks are imbued with traces of lightness.
Few would dispute that Federer is the game’s most elegant practitioner, wielding his racket like a magic wand and with a dancer’s grace and lightness.
After two knee surgeries, Roger Federer says, ‘I just feel like the story’s not over yet’ | Liz Clarke | March 26, 2021 | Washington PostNext up is redeeming the lightness from that darkness, without indulging the old myths or perpetuating the old inequities.
Helen Frankenthaler came from wealth and privilege. Her art transcends that. | Philip Kennicott | March 19, 2021 | Washington Post
The American edition retains the piecemeal lightness of the original experiment.
Teju Cole’s Keen Eye Spares No One—Himself Included | Benjamin Lytal | July 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAt the same time, lightness and charm became uncool; darkness and so-called “authenticity” took over.
In a quote usually associated with Bill Stout, designer of the Ford Tri-Motor: “Simplicate and add more lightness.”
With her artful fusion of fact and fiction, Phillips pulls off a rare sense of lightness and grace at the end of the novel.
Murder, She Wrote: Jayne Anne Phillips on Her New Novel | Jane Ciabattari | October 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThere was a sense of lightness that was just perfect for Spring.
Don't you remember my telling you that Liszt has an inconceivable lightness, swiftness and smoothness of execution?
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayIt was to me a new birth of faculties that resembled a new sense of being, a buoyant and elastic lightness of feelings and frame.
The manufacturers of these pipes claim for them that they combine the strength of steel with the lightness of paper.
Asbestos | Robert H. JonesShe knew very well that the lightness in her voice had whipped him, and that he was "feeling badly."
Bella Donna | Robert HichensThe whole figure had the poise and lightness of a vision; yet in the face an exquisite human tenderness smiled out.
The Dragon Painter | Mary McNeil Fenollosa
British Dictionary definitions for lightness
/ (ˈlaɪtnɪs) /
the attribute of an object or colour that enables an observer to judge the extent to which the object or colour reflects or transmits incident light: See also colour
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