lightness
/ˈlaɪtnəs/ noun B2- the condition of being illuminated
- the relative whiteness or transparency of a colour
- The product of being illuminated.
Plural lightnesses
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On reaching the spacious lobby above, they were shown into a very pretty sitting-room, lately fitted up with greater elegance and lightness than the apartments below; and were informed that it was but just done to give pleasure to Miss Darcy, who had taken a liking to the room, when last at Pemberley.
“From their lightness and transparency, I should imagine that they are soluble in water,” I remarked.
Otherwise, his head was perfectly clear, and his body refreshed; he was free from the slightest headache; on the contrary, he felt a certain degree of lightness, a faculty for absorbing the pure air, and enjoying the bright sunshine more vividly than ever.
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