Definition for LIGHT'NESS

LIGHT'NESS, n. [li'teness.]

  1. Want of weight; levity; the contrary to heaviness; as, the lightness of air compared with water.
  2. Inconstancy; unsteadiness; the quality of mind which disposes it to be influenced by trifling considerations. Such is the lightness of you common men. – Shak.
  3. Levity; wantonness; lewdness; unchastity. – Shak. Sidney.
  4. Agility; nimbleness.

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