Weightiness (Noun)
Meaning 1
The property of being comparatively great in weight; "the heaviness of lead".
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 2
The relative importance granted to something; "his opinion carries great weight"; "the progression implied an increasing weightiness of the items listed".
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The decision to close the factory was made with a great deal of weightiness, as it would affect hundreds of jobs.
- Her weightiness in the field of economics earned her a prestigious award.
- The jury took the plaintiff's testimony with a lot of weightiness and eventually found in their favor.
- The company's annual sales report is given a lot of weightiness during the quarterly meetings.
- The judge gave the defendant's prior convictions a great deal of weightiness when determining the severity of the sentence.