lightness
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈlaɪtnəs/
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claridad
- Now it's not flat or all one colour and you can still see the lightness and the depth where I contoured.
- associate pink with lightness
Now it's not flat or all one colour and you can still see the lightness and the depth where I contoured.
- Now it's not flat or all one colour and you can still see the lightness and the depth where I contoured.
Examples
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Value is defined as the relative lightness or darkness of a color.
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From the church came the distant sound of a rich and wonderful plainchant, heavy with basses and offset by the high notes of tenors, all of which was counterpointed by the pealing of the multitoned church bells that seemed to give the air a crystalline lightness.
Fiction book (1990) -
And value is the lightness or the darkness of a color.
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Value is the lightness or the darkness of a color.
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Her tresses were almost silken in their length and lightness, and quite clean.
Fiction book (1994) -
All the way home, she kept tossing her head to feel the lightness of the freed curls.
Fiction book (1999) -
The tall pillars gave an effect of lightness as well as height, and the restrained, repeated decoration introduced a new elegance.
Academic text (1993) -
They depend upon elements of interest strictly aesthetic, and not social or human: lightness of coloring, boldness of masses, blunt naturalness of impression.
Academic text (1991) -
The artist carefully selected colors to achieve the perfect lightness in her painting.
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In choosing the fabric for a summer dress, she favored a lightness that would keep her cool.
Synonyms
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1.0
How much light something gives or how close it looks to white
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4.3
A face that looks very light in colour because of illness, fear, or lack of sun
A pale look showing little normal color in the skin
Antonyms
How Light
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Lightness comes from the simple word light, which means 'not dark' or 'pale'. So lightness is about how pale or 'not dark' a color looks, like a very light blue.