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légèreté

lightness, levity

noun leh-zhehr-TAY Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Also means

carelessness

Usage Note

Légèreté derives from léger ('light') and spans physical lightness (of a fabric or movement) and figurative levity or thoughtlessness. Avec légèreté ('with lightness/levity') appears in both dance criticism and moral judgments. Its antonym is lourdeur ('heaviness, clumsiness').

Examples

"Elle dansait avec une légèreté surprenante."

Natural Translation

She danced with a surprising lightness.

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