lightness
3
2.6
- noun
- /ˈlaɪtnəs/
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ligereza
- Its lightness and ease of digestion made it particularly useful in cases of loss of appetite or consumption.
Apple used to have some pretty strong advantages in thinness, lightness, battery life, things like this.
- Apple used to have some pretty strong advantages in thinness, lightness, battery life, things like this.
- There are advantages like the aforementioned lightness and thinness, but this blur flare is a major and distracting drawback, at least when you're noticing it.
Examples
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Overall, the tablet is very comfortable to hold; its thinness and lightness are both attributes that must be perceived first-hand.
Blog text (28) -
Plastic lenses were attractive because of their lightness and shatter resistance.
Academic text (2007) -
My heart feels the weight, but there is still lightness available to me.
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And it has, it has a lightness to it, I think.
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I can feel it in the lightness of the air.
Fiction book (1997) -
As I pulled it off the shelf, I was struck by its incredible lightness.
Fiction book (1998) -
Despite my feeling of lightness, I am reasonably sure that my feet really are touching the ground as I walk.
Fiction book (1993) -
I left his cabin with a dizzy sense of lightness.
Fiction book (1993) -
A growing lightness seemed to permeate his limbs, as though his body were shedding its weight.
Fiction book (1991) -
The lightness of the balloon allowed it to float easily into the sky.
Synonyms
1
3.7
A small amount of material in a space like foam or gas
1
4.5
Thin, light fabric that is almost see-through
1
4.0
An open, light feeling in a room or food that makes it feel fresh
Antonyms
How Heavy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Lightness comes from light, which means 'not heavy'. Think of lightweight things that are easy to lift, and you will see why lightness means having little weight.