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English noun: lightness | |||
| 1. | lightness (feeling) a feeling of joy and pride | ||
| Synonyms | elation, high spirits | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | joy, joyfulness, joyousness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | euphoria, euphory | ||
| 2. | lightness (attribute) the property of being comparatively small in weight | ||
| Samples | The lightness of balsa wood. | ||
| Synonyms | weightlessness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | weight | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | airiness, buoyancy | ||
| Antonyms | heaviness, weightiness | ||
| 3. | lightness (attribute) the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble | ||
| Synonyms | agility, legerity, lightsomeness, nimbleness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gracefulness | ||
| 4. | lightness (attribute) having a light color | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | value | ||
| Antonyms | darkness | ||
| 5. | lightness (attribute) the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures | ||
| Samples | He could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark. | ||
| Synonyms | light | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | visual property | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | aura, aureole, brightness, gloriole, glory, halo, highlight, highlighting, nimbus, sunniness | ||
| Attribute | dark, light | ||
| 6. | lightness (attribute) the trait of being lighthearted and frivolous | ||
| Synonyms | lightsomeness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | giddiness, silliness | ||
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