lightness
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Definition of lightness
7 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(uncountable)the condition of being illuminated
“Well, darkness has a hunger that's insatiable and lightness has a call that's hard to hear.”
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noun
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(uncountable)the condition of being illuminated
“Well, darkness has a hunger that's insatiable and lightness has a call that's hard to hear.”
- (uncountable)the relative whiteness or transparency of a colour
- (countable)The product of being illuminated.
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(uncountable)The state of having little (or less) weight, or little force.
“The unique chassis design is largely the secret of the lightness of the locomotive.”
- (uncountable)Agility of movement.
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(uncountable)Freedom from worry.
“In the lightness of my heart I sang catches of songs as my horse gayly bore me along the well-remembered road.”
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(uncountable)Levity, frivolity; inconsistency.
“Seneca […] accounts it a filthy lightness in men, every day to lay new foundations of their life, but who doth otherwise?”
“And if the sudden and unannounced arrival of Miss Melhuish at "The Turrets" contained any element of surprise for him, his habitual imperturbability enabled him to pass it off with disarming lightness.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
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”).
Words you can make from lightness
200+ playable · top: NIGHTLESS (13 pts)
Best play nightless 13 points8-letter words
6 words7-letter words
23 words- ENGLISH 11 pts
- LENGTHS 11 pts
- LIGHTEN 11 pts
- NIGHEST 11 pts
- SHINGLE 11 pts
- SLEIGHS 11 pts
- SLEIGHT 11 pts
- SLIGHTS 11 pts
- HITLESS 10 pts
- SITHENS 10 pts
- GLISTEN 8 pts
- INGESTS 8 pts
- LEGISTS 8 pts
- SIGNETS 8 pts
- SINGLES 8 pts
- SINGLET 8 pts
- SNIGLET 8 pts
- STINGES 8 pts
- TINGLES 8 pts
- ENLISTS 7 pts
- LISTENS 7 pts
- SILENTS 7 pts
- TINSELS 7 pts
6-letter words
47 words- EIGHTS 10 pts
- HINGES 10 pts
- LENGTH 10 pts
- LIGHTS 10 pts
- NEIGHS 10 pts
- NIGHTS 10 pts
- SIGHTS 10 pts
- SLEIGH 10 pts
- SLIGHT 10 pts
- THEGNS 10 pts
- THINGS 10 pts
- HEISTS 9 pts
- SHIELS 9 pts
- SHIEST 9 pts
- SHINES 9 pts
- SHITES 9 pts
- THEINS 9 pts
- THESIS 9 pts
- GENTIL 7 pts
- GLINTS 7 pts
- GLISSE 7 pts
- GNEISS 7 pts
- INGEST 7 pts
- INGLES 7 pts
- LEGIST 7 pts
- LEGITS 7 pts
- SIGNET 7 pts
- SINGES 7 pts
- SINGLE 7 pts
- SLINGS 7 pts
- STINGE 7 pts
- STINGS 7 pts
- TINGES 7 pts
- TINGLE 7 pts
- ELINTS 6 pts
- ENLIST 6 pts
- INLETS 6 pts
- INSETS 6 pts
- INTELS 6 pts
- ISLETS 6 pts
- ISTLES 6 pts
- LISTEN 6 pts
- SILENT 6 pts
- SLIEST 6 pts
- STEINS 6 pts
- STILES 6 pts
- TINSEL 6 pts
5-letter words
80 words- EIGHT 9 pts
- HINGE 9 pts
- LIGHT 9 pts
- NEIGH 9 pts
- NIGHS 9 pts
- NIGHT 9 pts
- SIGHS 9 pts
- SIGHT 9 pts
- THEGN 9 pts
- THING 9 pts
- HEILS 8 pts
- HEIST 8 pts
- HENTS 8 pts
- HESTS 8 pts
- HILTS 8 pts
- HINTS 8 pts
- HISTS 8 pts
- LITHE 8 pts
- SHENT 8 pts
- SHIEL 8 pts
- SHIES 8 pts
- SHINE 8 pts
- SHINS 8 pts
- SHIST 8 pts
- SHITE 8 pts
- SHITS 8 pts
- SINHS 8 pts
- THEIN 8 pts
- THENS 8 pts
- THINE 8 pts
- THINS 8 pts
- GELTS 6 pts
- GENTS 6 pts
- GESTS 6 pts
- GILTS 6 pts
- GISTS 6 pts
- GITES 6 pts
- GLENS 6 pts
- GLINT 6 pts
- INGLE 6 pts
- LEGIT 6 pts
- LINGS 6 pts
- SEGNI 6 pts
- SENGI 6 pts
- SIGNS 6 pts
- SINGE 6 pts
- SINGS 6 pts
- SLING 6 pts
- STING 6 pts
- TINGE 6 pts
- TINGS 6 pts
- ELINT 5 pts
- INLET 5 pts
- INSET 5 pts
- INTEL 5 pts
- ISLES 5 pts
- ISLET 5 pts
- ISTLE 5 pts
- LENIS 5 pts
- LIENS 5 pts
- LINES 5 pts
- LINTS 5 pts
- LISTS 5 pts
- LITES 5 pts
- NEIST 5 pts
- NESTS 5 pts
- NITES 5 pts
- SENTI 5 pts
- SENTS 5 pts
- SILTS 5 pts
- SINES 5 pts
- SITES 5 pts
- SLITS 5 pts
- SNITS 5 pts
- STEIN 5 pts
- STIES 5 pts
- STILE 5 pts
- TEINS 5 pts
- TILES 5 pts
- TINES 5 pts
4-letter words
43 words- GHIS 8 pts
- ELHI 7 pts
- ETHS 7 pts
- HEIL 7 pts
- HENS 7 pts
- HENT 7 pts
- HEST 7 pts
- HETS 7 pts
- HIES 7 pts
- HILT 7 pts
- HINS 7 pts
- HINT 7 pts
- HISN 7 pts
- HISS 7 pts
- HIST 7 pts
- HITS 7 pts
- EGIS 5 pts
- ENGS 5 pts
- GELS 5 pts
- GELT 5 pts
- GENS 5 pts
- GENT 5 pts
- GEST 5 pts
- GETS 5 pts
- GIEN 5 pts
- GIES 5 pts
- GILT 5 pts
- GINS 5 pts
- GIST 5 pts
- GITE 5 pts
- GITS 5 pts
- GLEN 5 pts
- LEGS 5 pts
- ESTS 4 pts
- ISLE 4 pts
- LEIS 4 pts
- LENS 4 pts
- LENT 4 pts
- LESS 4 pts
- LEST 4 pts
- LETS 4 pts
- LIEN 4 pts
- LIES 4 pts
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