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lightness

noun as in illumination

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noun as in the state of being light

noun as in agility

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Maeve is a canvas Jones fills with the bleak resignation of a young woman forced into adult responsibilities too quickly, but she lifts those colors with the lightness of understanding.

From Salon

She described him as "a war hero, our hero, and the family patriarch who wore his position with a gentleness and lightness of touch, unwavering positivity and a resolve to carry on".

From BBC

There was a lightness to this episode’s events that the show hasn’t seen since it premiered.

From Salon

As they put it, "What is the bandwidth when you have Israel, Iran, welfare, and the economy to deal with? There is no lightness in politics."

From BBC

Even the alpine-inspired plantings cladding the museum’s roof — colorful wildflowers, long sweeping grasses and coarse scrubs, all chosen for their hardiness, lightness and shallow roots — follow this rhythm.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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