lightness
Meaning
- (uncountable) the condition of being illuminated
- (uncountable) the relative whiteness or transparency of a colour
- (countable) The product of being illuminated.
Synonyms
absence of weight
brightness constancy
Translations
légèreté
leggerezza
Leichtigkeit
claridad
leveza
levitas
lichtheid
lleugeresa
ελαφρότηταFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlaɪtnəs/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English lightnes, lightnesse, from Old English līhtnes, lȳhtnys (“enlightening, illumination”), from Proto-West Germanic *liuhtinassī; equivalent to light (“to make bright, illuminate”, verb) + -ness (suffix forming nouns). Cognate with Old High German liuhtnissi (“illumination, enlightening”).
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