lightness /ˈlaɪtnəs/ noun7 •The state of having little (or less) weight, or little force.The unique chassis design is largely the secret of the lightness of the locomotive. — 1960 •the condition of being illuminatedWell, darkness has a hunger that's insatiable and lightness has a call that's hard to hear. — 1989 •The product of being illuminated. •the relative whiteness or transparency of a colour •Freedom from worry.In the lightness of my heart I sang catches of songs as my horse gayly bore me along the well-remembered road. — 1852 •Agility of movement. •Levity, frivolity; inconsistency.Seneca […] accounts it a filthy lightness in men, every day to lay new foundations of their life, but who doth otherwise? — 2001 formslightnesses