vieglums

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Latvian

Etymology

From viegls (light, easy) +‎ -ums.

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Noun

vieglums m (1st declension)

  1. lightness (the state or quality of that which is light, has low weight)
    no finiera gatavotie virtuves soliņi tomēr atstāj komisku iespaidu... viss it kā butu: vieglums, lētums, mazums, bet kā ar pašu sēdēšanu?the little plywood kitchen benches leave a comical impression... it's as if there were everything: lightness, low price, smallness, but what about actually sitting (on them)? (i.e., are they good for sitting on?)
  2. lightness, ease, elegance
    gaitas, dejas vieglumsease of pace, of dance
    acis viņai sarkanas, bet augumā un visās kustībās savāds atbrīvots vieglumsher eyes (were) red, but in her posture and in all her movements a strange lightness was released
    dabisku kustību izkopšanas vingrinājumi piešķir ķermenim lielāku veiklību un vieglumuexercising by cultivating (the body's) natural movements gives to the body more agility and lightness, ease
  3. (of gases, fog, smoke, also colors) lightness, thinness, low density, low saturation
    vasaras miglas vieglumsthe lightness, thinness of summer fog
    talantīgs mākslinieks, kurš gaiši mirgojošos, dažreiz arī pelēkos toņos ar sudrabainu vieglumu attēlo ainavasa talented artist who portrays landscapes in light shining, sometimes also gray tones with a silvery lightness
  4. (of clothes) lightness, thinness (e.g., summer clothes)
    māksliniece, stāstot par perspektīvo modi, sevišķi uzsver jaunā veidā trikotažas plastiskumu un vieglumuthe (female) artist, speaking about fashion as perspective, stresses the plasticity and lightness of a new kind of knitting
  5. ease, easiness, lightness (the quality of that which is not hard, difficult, either physically or mentally)
    darba vieglumsthe easiness, lightness of the work
    ceļojuma vieglumsthe easiness of the trip
    eksāmena vieglumsthe easiness of the exam
    stila vieglumsthe easiness of the style
    nepanesamais esības vieglumsthe unbearable lightness of being (a novel by Milan Kundera)
  6. ease, easiness, lightness (the quality of that which has no difficulty, hardships, complications)
    dzīves apstākļu vieglumsease, lightness of life conditions
    darbā aug un rūdās personības lielums, bet vieglums saēd kā rūsain work personal greatness grows and becomes stronger, but easiness (= easy life conditions) eat it like rust
    viņa dzīvē aizvien meklējusi vieglākos ceļus... ja ceļš galu galā nav iznācis viegls, nav vainīga viņa, bet dabas likumi, kas allaž izspēlē šādus jokus ar viegluma tīkotājiemin life, she has always looked for the easy way out... if a path ultimately did not come out easy, it was not her fault; it was the laws of nature that always play such pranks on those who covert easiness (= an easy life)
  7. lightness, relief, pleasantness, pleasant feeling(s)
    vasaras vakara vieglumsthe lightness, pleasantness of a summer night
    izzuda sasprindzinājums, pārņēma tāds vieglums un bezbēdībathe tension disappeared, a certain lightness and conentment overtook (him)
    viņu necēla līksmos gaisos domu eņģeliskais vieglums, jūtu zilgmotais dzidrumshe did not rejoice (lit. was raised into rejoicing) by the angelic lightness of thought, by the azure clarity of feeling
    gaisā tāds klusums un miers, ka cilvēks, kaut arī viņš strādātu smagu darbu un būtu noguris, sajūt pēkšņi vieglumu, dvēselē rodas prieksin the air (there is) such calm and tranquility that one, even if one does hard work and is tired, feels suddenly lightness, joy is (suddenly) in one's soul
  8. lightness (low energy, low intensity)
    rokas spiediena vieglumsthe lightness of the handshake
  9. lightness (low perceptibility, low saturation)
    ietonējuma vieglumsthe lightness of the hue
  10. lightness (low severity)
    soda vieglumsthe lightness of the penalty
  11. lightness (low depth, low intensity)
    miega vieglumsthe lightness of sleep
  12. lightness, light-mindedness, frivolity
    rakstura vieglumslightness of character
    tieši vieglums, ar kādu draugi plivinājās pa dzīvi, viņu tiem piesaistījaprecisely the lightness with which (his) friends fluttered through life drew him to them

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