Light″ness, n. [From Light bright.] 1. Illumination, or degree of illumination; as, the lightness of a room. Chaucer.
2. Absence of depth or of duskiness in color; as, the lightness of a tint; lightness of complexion.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.