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WEIGHTINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The property of being comparatively great in weight
Example:
the heaviness of lead
Synonyms:
heaviness; weightiness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("weightiness" is a kind of...):
weight (the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "weightiness"):
heft; heftiness; massiveness; ponderosity; ponderousness (the property of being large in mass)
preponderance (exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight)
Derivation:
weighty (excessively fat)
weighty (having relatively great weight; heavy)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The relative importance granted to something
Example:
the progression implied an increasing weightiness of the items listed
Synonyms:
weight; weightiness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("weightiness" is a kind of...):
importance (the quality of being important and worthy of note)
Derivation:
weighty (of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought)
weighty (powerfully persuasive)
