the property of being comparatively great in weight
“the heaviness of lead”
noun
persisting sadness
“nothing lifted the heaviness of her heart after her loss”
noun
an oppressive quality that is laborious and solemn and lacks grace or fluency
“a book so serious that it sometimes subsided into ponderousness”
noun
used of a line or mark
noun
unwelcome burdensome difficulty
Word Forms
heavy
adjective
full of; bearing great weight
weighty
adjective
excessively fat
ponderous
adjective
labored and dull
thick
adjective
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
burdensome
adjective
not easily borne; wearing
onerous
adjective
not easily borne; wearing
oppressive
adjective
weighing heavily on the senses or spirit
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Schwere
die Eigenschaft, ein vergleichsweise großes Gewicht zu haben
🇫🇷French
lourdeur
la propriété d'être relativement lourd en poids
🇪🇸Spanish
pesadez
la propiedad de ser comparativamente grande en peso
🇮🇹Italian
pesantezza
la proprietà di essere relativamente grande in peso
🇳🇱Dutch
zwaarte
de eigenschap dat het relatief groot is in gewicht
🇵🇹Portuguese
peso
a propriedade de ser comparativamente grande em peso
🇷🇺Russian
тяжесть
свойство иметь сравнительно большой вес
India
🇮🇳Hindi
जड़ता
वजन में तुलनात्मक रूप से अधिक होने का गुण
🇧🇩Bengali
ভারীতা
ওজন তুলনামূলকভাবে মহান হওয়ার সম্পত্তি
🇮🇳Tamil
கனம்
எடையில் ஒப்பீட்டளவில் பெரியதாக இருக்கும் சொத்து
🇮🇳Telugu
భారము
బరువులో తులనాత్మకంగా గొప్పగా ఉండే ఆస్తి
🇮🇳Marathi
जडपणा
वजनात तुलनेने उत्तम असण्याची मालमत्ता
🇮🇳Gujarati
ભારેપણું
વજનમાં તુલનાત્મક રીતે મહાન હોવાની મિલકત
🇮🇳Kannada
ಭಾರ
ತೂಕದಲ್ಲಿ ತುಲನಾತ್ಮಕವಾಗಿ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠವಾಗಿರುವ ಆಸ್ತಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഭാരം
താരതമ്യേന വലിയ ഭാരത്തിൻ്റെ സ്വത്ത്
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਭਾਰੀਪਨ
ਭਾਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਮੁਕਾਬਲਤਨ ਮਹਾਨ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਜਾਇਦਾਦ
🇵🇰Urdu
بھاری پن
وزن میں نسبتاً عظیم ہونے کی خاصیت
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
沉重
重量较大的特性
🇯🇵Japanese
重さ
比較的重いという性質
🇰🇷Korean
무거움
무게가 비교적 크다는 성질
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự nặng nề
đặc tính của trọng lượng tương đối lớn
🇹🇭Thai
ความหนักเบา
คุณสมบัติของการมีน้ำหนักค่อนข้างมาก
🇮🇩Indonesian
berat
sifat bobotnya yang relatif besar
🇵🇭Filipino
kabigatan
ang ari-arian ng pagiging medyo malaki sa timbang
🇲🇾Malay
berat
sifat berat badan yang agak besar
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
ثقل
خاصية كونها كبيرة نسبيا في الوزن
🇮🇷Persian
سنگینی
خاصیت نسبتاً بزرگ بودن از نظر وزن
🇹🇷Turkish
ağırlık
ağırlık bakımından nispeten büyük olma özelliği
🇮🇱Hebrew
כְּבֵדוּת
התכונה להיות גדולה יחסית במשקל
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'heaviness'?
The primary meaning of 'heaviness' is 'the property of being comparatively great in weight'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'heaviness' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'heaviness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'heaviness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'heaviness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'heaviness' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'heaviness' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'heaviness' in regular conversations?
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