Ponderosity

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pon·der·ous (p

adj.

1. Having great weight.

2. Unwieldy from weight or bulk.

3. Lacking grace or fluency; labored and dull: a ponderous speech. See Synonyms at heavy.

[Middle English, from Old French pondereux, from Latin pondersus, from pondus, ponder-, weight; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.]

ponder·ous·ly adv.

ponder·ous·ness, ponder·osi·ty (-

-t

) n.

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Noun

ponderosity - the property of being large in mass

heft, heftiness, massiveness, ponderousness

heaviness, weightiness - the property of being comparatively great in weight; "the heaviness of lead"

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