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lightliness

lightliness noun: the quality or condition of one who acts lightly; ease; facility.

Noun

lightliness (uncountable)

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

Synonyms of lightliness

Origin of lightliness

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

Questions about lightliness

What does lightliness mean?
Lightliness means the quality or condition of one who acts lightly; ease; facility.
What part of speech is lightliness?
Lightliness is a noun.

Words near lightliness in the dictionary

  1. lightlessly
  2. lightlessness
  3. lightlier
  4. lightliest
  5. lightlike
  6. lightliness
  7. lightly
  8. lightman
  9. lightmans
  10. lightmap
  11. lightmapped

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