Definitions for heaviness

Definitions for (noun) heaviness

Main entry: heaviness, burdensomeness, oppressiveness, onerousness

Definition: unwelcome burdensome difficulty


Main entry: weightiness, heaviness

Definition: the property of being comparatively great in weight

Usage: the heaviness of lead


Main entry: thickness, heaviness

Definition: used of a line or mark


Main entry: ponderousness, heaviness

Definition: an oppressive quality that is laborious and solemn and lacks grace or fluency

Usage: a book so serious that it sometimes subsided into ponderousness; his lectures tend to heaviness and repetition


Main entry: heaviness

Definition: persisting sadness

Usage: nothing lifted the heaviness of her heart after her loss


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