lightness

Other forms of lightness

plural

lightnesses·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about lightness

What does lightness mean?

lightness means "a feeling of joy and pride". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in lightness?

lightness has 2 syllables: light-ness. The stress falls on "light". In IPA it is /ˈlaɪtnəs/.

What is another word for lightness?

Close synonyms include elation, high spirits, weightlessness, agility, legerity. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of lightness?

The recorded antonyms are heaviness, darkness.

Is lightness a common word?

lightness is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with lightness?

1 word rhymes with lightness. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.