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weightiness

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weight·y  (wt)
adj. weight·i·er, weight·i·est
1. Having considerable weight; heavy. See Synonyms at heavy.
2. Burdensome; oppressive: weighty problems.
3. Of great consequence; momentous: the weighty matters before the delegates at the peace talks.
4. Having great power or influence: a weighty argument.
5. Solemn; serious: weighty music.

weighti·ly adv.
weighti·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.weightiness - the relative importance granted to something; "his opinion carries great weight"; "the progression implied an increasing weightiness of the items listed"
importance - the quality of being important and worthy of note; "the importance of a well-balanced diet"
2.weightiness - the property of being comparatively great in weight; "the heaviness of lead"
weight - the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
heft, ponderosity, ponderousness, heftiness, massiveness - the property of being large in mass
preponderance - exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight; "the least preponderance in either pan will unbalance the scale"
Translations
weightiness [ˈweɪtɪnɪs] N
1. (lit) → peso m
2. (fig) [of matter, problem] → gravedad f; [of argument, reason] → peso m, importancia f
weightiness
n (lit)Gewicht nt; (fig)Gewichtigkeit f; (of responsibility)Schwere f


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