the attribute of an object or colour that enables an observer to judge the extent to which the object or colour reflects or transmits incident light
See also colour
lightness in American English1
(ˈlaɪtnɪs)
noun
1.
the state, quality, or intensity of lighting; brightness
2.
a.
the state of being nearer to white than to black; paleness
b.
the relative amount of light reflected by an object ranging from black to white or colorless
lightness in American English2
(ˈlaɪtnɪs)
noun
1.
the state of being light, not heavy
2.
mildness, nimbleness, delicacy, cheerfulness, lack of seriousness, etc.
Examples of 'lightness' in a sentence
lightness
This produces the lightness in my movements which judges love.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The lightness of touch and sense of patriotism are also reflected in the drinks menu.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The ensemble exhibits the required lightness of touch to keep the action sparking along.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Thankfully there's a lightness of touch to the way designers now use the fluffy stuff.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He moves from the playful to the political, the complex to the simple, the physical to the philosophical and all with a beguiling lightness of touch.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Do they worry about the unbearable lightness of being?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The rooms combine properly heavy furniture with a lightness of touch.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Both show an admirable lightness of touch.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
They found that the skeletons of such birds had evolved to extremes of strength and lightness.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Perhaps that is its meaning, the unbearable lightness of not being.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
There is no lightness of touch here, but it has its moments.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
His lightness of touch makes these 500 pages a joy to read as well as an education.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
And she's taken to it with an astonishing positivity and lightness of touch.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The result is strength, lightness and speed.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Few shows can match it, but there is no doubt that this series has lost the lightness of touch of earlier seasons.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
She also examines the history of falconry and its literature stretching back to the sixteenth century, all with the same elegance and lightness of touch.
The Times Literary Supplement (2014)
Up the Women is a good idea performed by an exceptional cast, but it lacks a lightness of touch.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It has introduced muchneeded lightness, movement and informality, and both gardeners and designers quickly latched on to the new range of planting possibilities.