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lightface

lightface noun: the opposite of boldface, a font that is light (has a low ratio of ink to white space).

Noun

lightface (plural lightfaces)

  1. The opposite of boldface, a font that is light (has a low ratio of ink to white space).

Forms of lightface

plurallightfaces

Origin of lightface

From light + face.

Questions about lightface

What does lightface mean?
Lightface means the opposite of boldface, a font that is light (has a low ratio of ink to white space).
What part of speech is lightface?
Lightface is a noun.
What is the plural of lightface?
The plural of lightface is lightfaces.

Words near lightface in the dictionary

  1. lightest-hearted
  2. lightest-skinned
  3. lightest-witted
  4. lightestweight
  5. lighteth
  6. lightface
  7. lightfaced
  8. lightfaces
  9. lightfast
  10. lightfastness
  11. lightfastnesses

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