LIGHTNESS Synonyms: 128 Similar and Opposite Words

lightness 1 of 2

noun (1)

Definition of lightness

as in slightness

the state or quality of having little weight the first thing I noticed about the little bird was its lightness; I could hardly tell I was holding it in my hand

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as in cheerfulness

a lack of seriousness often at an improper time the inappropriate lightness of the anchorman's tone while he was reading the story of the freak accident in which people had died

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lightness

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noun (2)

ˈlīt-nəs

as in brightness

the quality or state of having or giving off light the photographer was concerned that the lightness of the background would cast the main subject into shadow

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Recent Examples of lightness

Noun

Yamaha Unlike the R15's Deltabox frame, Yamaha's gone with a steel tube diamond frame that promises lightness and flexibility. — Yamaha, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026 Perhaps what’s most remarkable about Orbitals is its sense of lightness. — George Yang, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026 The Bliss palette includes Champagne Fizzle (304-1DB), a soft blush tone that brings lightness and ease, and Ribbon Blue (237-7DB), a bold blue that introduces contrast and personality. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 25 Aug. 2026 The air today is also very much like that evening, the same nocturnal lightness, the same rich fragrance of those flowers, the same indifference of nature toward human grief. — Phong Nguyen, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lightness

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lightness

Noun

The attraction also features multiple negative-G moments, which create a sense of weightlessness for riders.

— Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Sep. 2026
This can be experienced if a lift or airplane falls freely and the occupants experience weightlessness.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of weightlessness

Noun

The service Professionalism comes with genuine warmth, cheerfulness, and a sense of people absolutely loving their jobs.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
Kikuko sometimes mistook Shigejiro’s cheerfulness for egoism owing to the distortions produced by her illness.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of cheerfulness

Noun

At that pace, Earth’s night doubles in brightness about every eight years.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026
The rocky planet's exceptional brightness is a side effect of its dense atmosphere, which veils the planet's surface beneath dense sulphuric acid clouds that reflect 70% of incoming sunlight back out into space, according to MIT.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of brightness

Noun

The scourge of Steve Spurrier Spurrier took too many verbal jabs to list here and took special glee in beating the Dawgs, never forgiving them for beating his Florida Gators in his 1966 senior season, ruining their SEC championship hopes.

— The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Voiced by Tom Kenny, SpongeBob’s unerring positivity and childlike glee immediately captured our hearts and minds, so much so that the show has continued for more than 25 years.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of glee

Noun

Greatest brilliancy marks the sweet spot between the two, when Venus' apparent size and shrinking phase combine to give us the greatest apparent area of illuminated Venus in our sky.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2026
The result is an incredible repository of vexations, bafflements, witticisms, and brilliancies.

— Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026

Definition of brilliancy

Noun

But even in the darkest of moments, Housewives are Housewives, and Angie brings a sprinkle of levity by suggesting that Lisa is in perimenopause.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
Silver chrome wraps around chunky, 3D crystals, with a mix of sheer brown accent nails for levity.

— Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of levity

Noun

Her committed advocacy is well known; her brilliance in recognizing a constellation of facts and weaving them together to find solutions is another part of her legacy.

— Susan Daria Landino, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
Despite Primo’s brilliance in the kitchen and Secondo’s business savvy, the restaurant is failing, one reason being Primo’s refusal to compromise on his culinary perfectionism.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of brilliance

Noun

This bit of silliness was originally featured in the Win Column, the AJC’s daily sports newsletter.

— Rahul Deshpande, AJC.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Its silliness, therefore, cannot have the emotional impact of the chicken-talk scene in Bocking, or the hot-dogs-as-fingers segment in the movie Everything Everywhere All at Once.

— Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026