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Heaviness (Noun)

Meaning¹

An oppressive quality that is laborious and solemn and lacks grace or fluency; "a book so serious that it sometimes subsided into ponderousness"; "his lectures tend to heaviness and repetition".

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Meaning²

Used of a line or mark.

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Synonyms

Thickness

Hypernyms

Wideness

Related Words

Heavy (adjective)

Meaning³

The property of being comparatively great in weight; "the heaviness of lead".

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Examples

The patient was exhausted by the heaviness of the iron weights he was required to lift for his physical therapy exercises.
She hated the heaviness of the quilt that made it hard to turn over at night, preferring instead to sleep under a light sheet.
His mood matched the heaviness of the clouds outside, and he decided to take a long walk to try to clear his head.
After weeks of rainfall, the soil had developed a sogginess that gave way to the heaviness of wet earth, making every step feel labored.
He strained his back from trying to move the stone bench, feeling its incredible heaviness like an anvil pulling him down to the ground.