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weight·y (w t )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.
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weighty Adjective [weightier, weightiest] 1. important or serious: weighty matters 2. very heavy
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Adj. | 1. | weighty - having relatively great weight; heavy; "a weighty load"; "a weighty package"weightless - having little or no weight or apparent gravitational pull; light; "floating freely in a weightless condition"; "a baby bat...fluffy and weightless as a moth"; "jackets made of a weightless polyester fabric" | | 2. | weighty - powerfully persuasive; "a cogent argument"; "a telling presentation"; "a weighty argument"persuasive - intended or having the power to induce action or belief; "persuasive eloquence"; "a most persuasive speaker"; "a persuasive argument" | | 3. | weighty - of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought; "grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"; "a grievous fault"; "heavy matters of state"; "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference"important, of import - of great significance or value; "important people"; "the important questions of the day" | | 4. | weighty - weighing heavily on the spirit; causing anxiety or worry; "weighty problems"heavy - marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness; "a heavy heart"; "a heavy schedule"; "heavy news"; "a heavy silence"; "heavy eyelids" | | 5. | weighty - excessively fat; "a weighty man" fat - having an (over)abundance of flesh; "he hadn't remembered how fat she was" |
weighty adjective 1. important, serious, significant, critical, crucial, considerable, substantial, grave, solemn, momentous, forcible, consequential, portentous << OPPOSITE unimportant adjective 3. onerous, taxing, demanding, difficult, worrying, crushing, exacting, oppressive, burdensome, worrisome, backbreaking
Translationsweighty [ˈweɪtɪ] adj → lourd(e)
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