weightiness

weightiness
noun
1. the property of being comparatively great in weight
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the heaviness of lead

Syn: ↑heaviness
Ant: ↑lightness (for: ↑heaviness)
Derivationally related forms: ↑weighty, ↑heavy (for: ↑heaviness)
Hypernyms: ↑weight
Hyponyms: ↑heft, ↑heftiness, ↑massiveness, ↑ponderousness, ↑ponderosity, ↑preponderance
2. the relative importance granted to something
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his opinion carries great weight

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the progression implied an increasing weightiness of the items listed

Syn: ↑weight
Derivationally related forms: ↑weighty, ↑weighty (for: ↑weight)
Hypernyms: ↑importance

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  • Weightiness — Weight i*ness, n. The quality or state of being weighty; weight; force; importance; impressiveness. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • weightiness — index import, importance, interest (concern), magnitude, materiality (consequence), significance …   Law dictionary

  • weightiness — weighty ► ADJECTIVE (weightier, weightiest) 1) weighing a great deal; heavy. 2) very serious and important. 3) very influential. DERIVATIVES weightily adverb weightiness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • weightiness — noun see weighty …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • weightiness — See weightily. * * * …   Universalium

  • weightiness — noun The quality of being weighty …   Wiktionary

  • weightiness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. The state or quality of being physically heavy: heaviness, heftiness, massiveness, ponderosity, ponderousness, weight. Informal: avoirdupois. See HEAVY. 2. The condition of being grave and of involving serious… …   English dictionary for students

  • weightiness — weight·i·ness || weɪtɪnɪs n. heaviness, weight; importance; great influence …   English contemporary dictionary

  • weightiness — n. 1. Ponderousness, gravity, heaviness. 2. Solidity, force, impressiveness. 3. Importance, gravity, consequence, moment …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • weightiness — weight·i·ness …   English syllables

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