lightliness
English
Etymology
Possibly from Middle English lightlines, lightlinesse, from Middle English lyghtly, liȝtliche, lihtliche + -nes, -nesse.[1] Equivalent to lightly + -ness (suffix forming nouns).
Noun
lightliness (uncountable)
- The quality or condition of one who acts lightly; ease; facility.
Quotations
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:lightliness.
Synonyms
- gentleness
- unconcernedness
References
- “lightlīnes(se, n.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2018, retrieved 12 November 2019.