pon´der|ous|ness

pon´der|ous|ness
pon|der|ous «PON duhr uhs», adjective.
1. very heavy: »

a ponderous mass of iron.

SYNONYM(S): weighty, massive.
2. heavy and clumsy: »

A hippopotamus is ponderous.

SYNONYM(S): unwieldy, cumbersome.
3. Figurative. dull; tiresome: »

The speaker talked in a ponderous way.

[< Latin ponderōsus (with English -ous) < pondus, -eris weight; see etym. under ponder (Cf.ponder)]
pon´der|ous|ly, adverb.
pon´der|ous|ness, noun.

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  • pon´der|ous|ly — pon|der|ous «PON duhr uhs», adjective. 1. very heavy: »a ponderous mass of iron. SYNONYM(S): weighty, massive. 2. heavy and clumsy: »A hippopotamus is ponderous. SYNONYM(S): unwieldy, cumbersome. 3. Figurative. dull; …   Useful english dictionary

  • pon|der|ous — «PON duhr uhs», adjective. 1. very heavy: »a ponderous mass of iron. SYNONYM(S): weighty, massive. 2. heavy and clumsy: »A hippopotamus is ponderous. SYNONYM(S): unwieldy, cumbersome. 3. Figurative. dull; …   Useful english dictionary

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • ous — ovig·er·ous; ovu·lif·er·ous; ozon·if·er·ous; ozon·ous; pa·lav·er·ous; pal·la·dif·er·ous; pal·la·di·ous; pap·il·lif·er·ous; pap·u·lif·er·ous; par·ous; par·ri·cid·i·ous; pec·tin·ous; pe·dig·er·ous; pel·tig·er·ous; pen·tam·er·ous; pe·nu·ri·ous;… …   English syllables

  • pon — an·thro·pon·y·my; ar·a·pon·ga; ca·pon·ette; ca·pon·i·za·tion; ca·pon·ize; ca·pon·iz·er; car·dio·car·pon; cha·pon; chu·pon; cin·cho·loi·pon; cis·pon·tine; cou·pon; cou·pon·less; cram·pon; cram·pon·née; cre·pon; crou·pon; dip·lo·car·pon;… …   English syllables

  • ponderousness — pon·der·ous·ness …   English syllables

  • Imponderous — Im*pon der*ous, a. Imponderable. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. {Im*pon der*ous*ness}, n. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Imponderousness — Imponderous Im*pon der*ous, a. Imponderable. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. {Im*pon der*ous*ness}, n. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ponderousness — Pon der*ous*ness, n. The quality or state of being ponderous; ponderosity. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pre — pre·abdomen; pre·acanthella; pre·adamitism; pre·adapt; pre·adaptation; pre·adaptive; pre·admission; pre·adolescence; pre·adult; pre·agonal; pre·am·bu·lar; pre·am·bu·late; pre·amp; pre·amplifier; pre·animism; pre·apprehension; pre·arrange;… …   English syllables

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