lightliness

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noun

The quality or condition of one who acts lightly; ease; facility.

Similar
gentlenessunconcernedness
OriginMiddle English lightlines →
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Meanings

nounlightliness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality or condition of one who acts lightly; ease; facility.

    Synonyms: gentleness, unconcernedness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe quality or condition of one who acts lightly; ease; facility.

Similar
gentlenessunconcernedness

Origin

  1. Middle Englishlyghtly
  2. Middle Englishlightlines
  3. Englishlightliness

Possibly from Middle English lightlines, lightlinesse, from Middle English lyghtly, liȝtliche, lihtliche + -nes, -nesse. Equivalent to lightly + -ness (suffix forming nouns).

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APA

lightliness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lightliness

MLA

“lightliness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lightliness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lightliness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lightliness.

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