Synonyms for lightness
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Nimbleness
nimbleness, agility, legerity, lightsomeness dated
2. Elation
3. Levity — levity, frivolity; inconsistency
levity, airiness, liveliness, buoyancy, volatility, inconstancy, flightiness
Other
light, ease, weightlessness, illumination, levitation, facility
Definitions
- n. 1
Levity, frivolity; inconsistency.
Seneca […] accounts it a filthy lightness in men, every day to lay new foundations of their life, but who doth otherwise?
- n. 2
the condition of being illuminated
- n. 3
the relative whiteness or transparency of a colour
Forms
- Plural
- lightnesses → nimblenesses, agilities, legerities, elations…
Example sentences
- agility The bat's wings allow it to maneuver with agility.
- nimbleness I wish I could get back the tone and nimbleness I once had.
- levity They're handling the issue with levity.
- ease I was surprised because he lifted me up with ease.
- illumination A small, naked bulb gave the only illumination.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| lightness | rising | |
| agility | rising | |
| nimbleness | rising | |
| legerity | steady | |
| levity | rising | |
| ease | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- ease1
- 5 letters
- light1
- 6 letters
- levity3
- 7 letters
- agility4, elation3
- 8 letters
- facility4, buoyancy3, airiness, legerity
- 10 letters
- volatility5, levitation4, liveliness3, nimbleness
- 11 letters
- inconstancy4, flightiness
- 12 letters
- illumination5
- 13 letters
- lightsomeness
- 14 letters
- weightlessness3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (levity3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- légèreté
- Italiano
- leggerezza
- Español
- ligereza
- Català
- lleugeresa