| slovo | definícia |
lightness
(mass) | lightness
- ľahkosť |
lightness
(encz) | lightness,lehkost |
Lightness
(gcide) | Lightness \Light"ness\, n. [From Light not heavy.]
The state, condition, or quality, of being light or not
heavy; buoyancy; levity; fickleness; nimbleness; delicacy;
grace.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Levity; volatility; instability; inconstancy;
unsteadiness; giddiness; flightiness; airiness; gayety;
liveliness; agility; nimbleness; sprightliness;
briskness; swiftness; ease; facility.
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Lightness
(gcide) | Lightness \Light"ness\, n. [From Light bright.]
1. Illumination, or degree of illumination; as, the lightness
of a room. --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]
2. Absence of depth or of duskiness in color; as, the
lightness of a tint; lightness of complexion.
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lightness
(wn) | lightness
n 1: a feeling of joy and pride [syn: elation, high spirits,
lightness]
2: the property of being comparatively small in weight; "the
lightness of balsa wood" [syn: lightness, weightlessness]
[ant: heaviness, weightiness]
3: the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and
nimble [syn: agility, legerity, lightness,
lightsomeness, nimbleness]
4: having a light color [ant: darkness]
5: the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as
created in pictures; "he could paint the lightest light and
the darkest dark" [syn: light, lightness]
6: the trait of being lighthearted and frivolous [syn:
lightsomeness, lightness] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
lightness
(mass) | lightness
- ľahkosť |
lightness
(encz) | lightness,lehkost |
slightness
(encz) | slightness, |
Slightness
(gcide) | Slightness \Slight"ness\, n.
The quality or state of being slight; slenderness;
feebleness; superficiality; also, formerly, negligence;
indifference; disregard.
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lightness
(wn) | lightness
n 1: a feeling of joy and pride [syn: elation, high spirits,
lightness]
2: the property of being comparatively small in weight; "the
lightness of balsa wood" [syn: lightness, weightlessness]
[ant: heaviness, weightiness]
3: the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and
nimble [syn: agility, legerity, lightness,
lightsomeness, nimbleness]
4: having a light color [ant: darkness]
5: the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as
created in pictures; "he could paint the lightest light and
the darkest dark" [syn: light, lightness]
6: the trait of being lighthearted and frivolous [syn:
lightsomeness, lightness] |
slightness
(wn) | slightness
n 1: the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous
[syn: pettiness, triviality, slightness, puniness]
2: smallness of stature [syn: delicacy, slightness]
3: the property of an attractively thin person [syn:
slenderness, slightness, slimness] |
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