lightness
Example Sentences
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"I think we all needed a little bit of levity and lightness" and "to remember that we're all community and we can look out for each other," one participant tells AFP.
From Barron's
Root's application at the crease, lightness on his feet and ability to pick the Sri Lankan spinners made him the key man in England's chase against the turning ball.
From BBC
The tears still drip, but I also feel this lightness inside that becomes a smile, and then I’m laughing a little because it’s coming back.
From Literature
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Arranged in a series of eight sections, the work has space between each panel, which gives a lightness to the otherwise dense construction, making it seem to hover ever so slightly off the wall.
“But like lightness, darkness stems from a reflection of the world.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.