Ponderousness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

the property of being large in mass

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɑːndɚɹəsnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɒndəɹəsnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɒndəɹəsnəs/

4 syllables Say it as /pˈɑːndɚɹəsnəs/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

heft massiveness heaviness heftiness ponderosity

Parts of Speech

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	the property of being large in mass

Word Forms

ponderous	adjective	labored and dull
heavy	adjective	lacking lightness or liveliness
hefty	adjective	(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
massive	adjective	imposing in size or bulk or solidity

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schwerfälligkeit

eine bedrückende Eigenschaft, die mühsam und feierlich ist und der es an Anmut oder Geläufigkeit mangelt

🇫🇷French

lourdeur

une qualité oppressante qui est laborieuse et solennelle et manque de grâce ou de fluidité

🇪🇸Spanish

pesadez

una cualidad opresiva que es laboriosa y solemne y carece de gracia o fluidez

🇮🇹Italian

ponderosità

una qualità opprimente che è laboriosa e solenne e priva di grazia o fluidità

🇳🇱Dutch

zwaarwichtigheid

een beklemmende kwaliteit die moeizaam en plechtig is en gratie of vloeiendheid ontbeert

🇵🇹Portuguese

peso

uma qualidade opressiva que é trabalhosa e solene e carece de graça ou fluência

🇷🇺Russian

тяжеловесность

гнетущее качество, трудоемкое и торжественное, лишенное изящества или беглости

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बोझिलता

एक दमनकारी गुण जो श्रमसाध्य और गंभीर है और जिसमें अनुग्रह या प्रवाह का अभाव है

🇧🇩Bengali

চিন্তাভাবনা

একটি নিপীড়ক গুণ যা শ্রমসাধ্য এবং গম্ভীর এবং অনুগ্রহ বা সাবলীলতার অভাব রয়েছে

🇮🇳Tamil

சிந்தனை

ஒரு அடக்குமுறை தரம் உழைப்பு மற்றும் புனிதமானது மற்றும் கருணை அல்லது சரளமாக இல்லாதது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆలోచనాత్మకత

శ్రమతో కూడిన మరియు గంభీరమైన మరియు దయ లేదా పటిమ లేని అణచివేత నాణ్యత

🇮🇳Marathi

विचारमंथन

एक दडपशाही गुणवत्ता जी कष्टकरी आणि गंभीर आहे आणि कृपा किंवा ओघ नसलेली आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિચારશીલતા

એક દમનકારી ગુણવત્તા કે જે કપરું અને ગૌરવપૂર્ણ છે અને તેમાં કૃપા અથવા પ્રવાહનો અભાવ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಚಾರಶೀಲತೆ

ಶ್ರಮದಾಯಕ ಮತ್ತು ಗಂಭೀರವಾದ ಮತ್ತು ಅನುಗ್ರಹ ಅಥವಾ ನಿರರ್ಗಳತೆಯ ಕೊರತೆಯಿರುವ ದಬ್ಬಾಳಿಕೆಯ ಗುಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചിന്തനീയത

അധ്വാനിക്കുന്നതും ഗൗരവമുള്ളതും കൃപയോ ഒഴുക്കോ ഇല്ലാത്തതുമായ അടിച്ചമർത്തൽ ഗുണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਿੰਤਨ

ਇੱਕ ਦਮਨਕਾਰੀ ਗੁਣ ਜੋ ਮਿਹਨਤੀ ਅਤੇ ਗੰਭੀਰ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਜਾਂ ਰਵਾਨਗੀ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

غور و فکر

ایک جابرانہ معیار جو محنتی اور پختہ ہے اور اس میں فضل یا روانی کی کمی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

笨重

一种费力、庄重、缺乏优雅或流畅的压抑品质

🇯🇵Japanese

重さ

骨が折れて厳粛で、優雅さや流暢さに欠ける抑圧的な特質

🇰🇷Korean

중대함

힘들고 엄숙하며 우아함이나 유창함이 부족한 억압적인 특성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự nặng nề

một phẩm chất áp bức, tốn nhiều công sức và trang trọng và thiếu sự duyên dáng hoặc trôi chảy

🇹🇭Thai

ความรอบคอบ

คุณภาพที่กดขี่ที่ลำบากและเคร่งขรึมและขาดความสง่างามหรือความคล่องแคล่ว

🇮🇩Indonesian

kebosanan

kualitas yang menindas yang melelahkan dan khusyuk serta kurang anggun atau lancar

🇲🇾Malay

kepayahan

kualiti yang menindas yang susah payah dan sungguh-sungguh dan tidak mempunyai rahmat atau kelancaran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ثقل

صفة قمعية شاقة ومهيبة وتفتقر إلى النعمة أو الطلاقة

🇮🇷Persian

سنگینی

خصلت ظالمانه ای که پر زحمت و جدی است و فاقد فضل یا روان است

🇹🇷Turkish

ağırlık

zahmetli ve ciddi, zarafet veya akıcılıktan yoksun, baskıcı bir nitelik

🇮🇱Hebrew

כבדות משקל

תכונה מעיקה שהיא עמלנית וחגיגית וחסרת חן או שטף

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The primary meaning of 'ponderousness' is 'an oppressive quality that is laborious and solemn and lacks grace or fluency'.

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