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lightness

  • noun
  • light·ness
  • /ˈlaɪtnəs/

the condition of being illuminated

Other meanings

  1. the relative whiteness or transparency of a colour

  2. The product of being illuminated.

Word history

From Old English "līhtnes".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “lightness” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.