LIGHTNESS: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for LIGHTNESS?

Need another word that means the same as “lightness”? Find 8 synonyms and 30 related words for “lightness” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Lightness” are: agility, legerity, lightsomeness, nimbleness, elation, high spirits, light, weightlessness

Lightness as a Noun

Definitions of "Lightness" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “lightness” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble.
• The trait of being lighthearted and frivolous.
• The property of being comparatively small in weight.
• Having a light color.
• The visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures.
• The state of having a sufficient or considerable amount of natural light.
• A feeling of joy and pride.
• The quality of being pale in colour.

Synonyms of "Lightness" as a noun (8 Words)

agility	The gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble. Games teach hand eye coordination mental agility and alertness.
elation	An exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression. Richard s elation at regaining his health was short lived.
high spirits	A state of sustained elation.
legerity	The gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble.
light	Understanding of a problem or mystery enlightenment. The light was filtered through a soft glass window.
lightsomeness	The gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble.
nimbleness	The gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble. Nimbleness of wit and imagination.
weightlessness	The property of being comparatively small in weight. The effects of weightlessness on astronauts.

Usage Examples of "Lightness" as a noun

• The glass adds lightness to the room.
• The lightness of her silky hair.
• The lightness of balsa wood.
• The lightness of my skin.
• The lightness of the internal spaces.

Associations of "Lightness" (30 Words)

agility	The gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble. Though he was without formal training as dancer or athlete his physical agility was inexhaustible.
beam	An oscillating shaft which transmits the vertical piston movement of a beam engine to the crank or pump. The instructress beamed her approval.
brighten	Make or become happier and more cheerful. Most of the country should brighten up later.
brightly	In a way that is characterized by having vivid colours. Brightly painted fingernails.
brightness	The quality or state of being well lit. We can change the brightness of the bulb.
brilliance	Exceptional talent or intelligence. He s played the stock market with great brilliance.
brilliantly	In an exceptionally clever or talented way. At night the town was brilliantly lit.
dazzling	Extremely impressive, beautiful, or skilful. A dazzling smile.
effulgence	The quality of being bright and sending out rays of light.
flash	A newsflash. A flashy ring.
gleam	Appear briefly. Light gleamed on the china cats.
glimmer	A flash of light (especially reflected light. The moonlight glimmered on the lawn.
glitter	Be shiny, as if wet. Sneakers trimmed with sequins and glitter.
gloss	Apply a glossy substance to. The pebble dash of the walls was glossed white.
glow	A redness of the cheeks. Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna.
hue	The attribute of a colour by virtue of which it is discernible as red, green, etc., and which is dependent on its dominant wavelength and independent of intensity or lightness. Verdigris is greenish yellow in hue.
illumination	A condition of spiritual awareness divine illumination. Higher levels of illumination are needed for reading.
illumine	Enlighten (someone) spiritually or intellectually. He moved her lamp so that her face was illumined.
lamp	Supply with lamps illuminate. Poachers snared and lamped at night and sold their catch in the pubs.
lantern	A square, curved, or polygonal structure on the top of a dome or a room, with the sides glazed or open so as to admit light. A paper lantern.
light	Provide with light or lighting illuminate. A room that is light when the shutters are open.
lighten	Become more cheerful. Efforts to lighten the burden of regulation.
luminescence	Light not due to incandescence; occurs at low temperatures. Honey fungus produces a ghostly greenish luminescence.
luminosity	The quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light. Altair has ten times the luminosity of the sun.
luster	A surface coating for ceramics or porcelain.
opalescence	The visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface.
phosphorescent	Emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous. The phosphorescent glow of decaying wood.
polish	Improve or perfect by pruning or polishing. He s got to polish up his French for his job.
radiance	The amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface. The radiance of her countenance.
shine	Make a surface shine. His shoes were shined to perfection.