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Definition of Heaviness
1. Noun. The property of being comparatively great in weight. "The heaviness of lead"
Exact synonyms: Weightiness
Generic synonyms: Weight
Specialized synonyms: Heft, Heftiness, Massiveness, Ponderosity, Ponderousness, Preponderance
Derivative terms: Heavy, Heavy, Heavy, Heavy, Weighty, Weighty
Antonyms: Lightness
Generic synonyms: Weight
Specialized synonyms: Heft, Heftiness, Massiveness, Ponderosity, Ponderousness, Preponderance
Derivative terms: Heavy, Heavy, Heavy, Heavy, Weighty, Weighty
Antonyms: Lightness
2. Noun. Persisting sadness. "Nothing lifted the heaviness of her heart after her loss"
3. Noun. An oppressive quality that is laborious and solemn and lacks grace or fluency. "His lectures tend to heaviness and repetition"
4. Noun. Used of a line or mark.
5. Noun. Unwelcome burdensome difficulty.
Exact synonyms: Burdensomeness, Onerousness, Oppressiveness
Generic synonyms: Difficultness, Difficulty
Derivative terms: Burdensome, Heavy, Heavy, Onerous, Oppressive
Generic synonyms: Difficultness, Difficulty
Derivative terms: Burdensome, Heavy, Heavy, Onerous, Oppressive
Definition of Heaviness
1. n. The state or quality of being heavy in its various senses; weight; sadness; sluggishness; oppression; thickness.
Definition of Heaviness
1. Noun. The state of being heavy; weight, weightiness, force of impact or gravity. ¹
2. Noun. (obsolete) Oppression; dejectedness, sadness. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Heaviness
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