Found 2 items, similar to lightness.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: lightness lightness n 1: the property of being comparatively small in weight; “the lightness of balsa wood” [syn: weightlessness] [ant: heaviness] 2: the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble [syn: agility, legerity, lightsomeness, nimbleness] 3: having a light color [ant: darkness] 4: the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures; “he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark” [syn: light]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Lightness Lightness \Light"ness\, n. [From Light bright.] 1. Illumination, or degree of illumination; as, the lightness of a room. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. Absence of depth or of duskiness in color; as, the lightness of a tint; lightness of complexion. [1913 Webster] Lightness \Light"ness\, n. [From Light not heavy.] The state, condition, or quality, of being light or not heavy; buoyancy; levity; fickleness; nimbleness; delicacy; grace. [1913 Webster] Syn: Levity; volatility; instability; inconstancy; unsteadiness; giddiness; flightiness; airiness; gayety; liveliness; agility; nimbleness; sprightliness; briskness; swiftness; ease; facility. [1913 Webster]