लाघव n. n. (
fr. लघु) swiftness, rapidity, speed,
[MBh.] ;
[R.] alacrity, versatility, dexterity, skill,
[MBh.] ;
[Kāv.] &c.
lightness (also of heart), ease, relief,
[Mn.] ;
[Yājñ.] ;
[Suśr.] levity, thoughtlessness, inconsiderateness, rashness,
[R.] ;
[Kathās.] insignificance, unimportance, smallness,
[R.] ;
[Mālav.] ;
[MārkP.] गौरव (in prosody) shortness of a vowel or syllable (
opp. to ),
[Piṅg.] shortness of expression, brevity, conciseness,
[Sarvad.] ;
[Kāty.] Sch. lack of weight or consequence, derogation of dignity, slight, disrespect,
[MBh.] ;
[Kāv. &c.]