lightness

Definition

the condition of being illuminated

Etymology

From Middle English lightnes, lightnesse, from Old English līhtnes, lȳhtnys (“enlightening, illumination”), from Proto-West Germanic *liuhtinassī; equivalent to light (“to make bright, illuminate”, verb) + -ness (suffix forming nouns). Cognate with Old High German liuhtnissi (“illumination, enlightening”).

Example Sentences

• "Well, darkness has a hunger that's insatiable and lightness has a call that's hard to hear."