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lightness¹ Definition

light·ness (līt′nis)

noun

  1. the state, quality, or intensity of lighting; brightness
    1. the state of being nearer to white than to black; paleness
    2. the relative amount of light reflected by an object ranging from black to white or colorless

lightness² Definition

light·ness (līt′nis)

noun

  1. the state of being light, not heavy
  2. mildness, nimbleness, delicacy, cheerfulness, lack of seriousness, etc.

lightness Synonyms

lightness

n.

  1. Illumination

    brightness, glow, sparkle, blaze, shine; see also flash, light 1, 3.

  2. The state of being light

    airiness, volatileness, etherealness, downiness, thinness, sheerness, fluffiness, featheriness; see also buoyancy 1, delicacy 1.

  3. Agility

    balance, deftness, nimbleness; see agility, grace 1.

lightness Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • touch: I am really arguing here for a lightness of touch along with the punch.
  • tone: There's a lightness of tone and refinement of taste that tickles you in lots of places.
  • spirit: There isn't much lightness of spirit going on.
  • heart: Quayle said he was again " transfixed with her beauty combined with a radiant lightness of heart.

Converse of object

  • combine: Doder combines lightness of spirit with a sense of the dark things that adults to do each other... .
  • add: On the contrary I think he adds a little lightness to the room.
  • bring: He often brings a refreshing lightness to the mind with its tendency to become mired in irresolvable logical analysis.
  • have: Even when the rhythm's heavy, he has a lightness of touch, he's always on his toes.
  • give: In bread making carbon dioxide causes the dough to rise giving lightness to the bread whilst the alcohol is driven off during baking.
  • achieve: Expensive helmet technology is mainly about achieving lightness with strength and ventilation.

Adjective modifier

  • unbearable: This is the " unbearable lightness of being " .
  • maximum: According to Acer, the TravelMate's white livery " conveys images of pureness ( sic ), cleanliness, and maximum lightness " .
  • great: Tales of the lives of the occupants of 44 Scotland Street told with a great lightness of touch.
  • extreme: In such a case, extreme lightness would be far more important than structural strength.
  • certain: But the cared-for skin, the movements, a certain lightness in her gestures, all bespoke something very different.
  • same: And yet it has the same lightness of touch and easy-to-read style.

Modifies a noun

  • perception: We have compared lightness perception in a real scene with similar perception in a ray-traced graphics representation.
  • value: Brightness The value of a pixel in an electronic image, representing its lightness value from black to white.
  • channel: My usual approach to sharpening is to go into Lab Mode, and sharpen only the Lightness channel on a sub-pixel basis.

Noun used with modifier

shadow: Default render gamma correction at 2.0, and shadow lightness reduced to 25 % .