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- Dictionaryheav·i·ness/ˈhevēnəs/
noun
- 1. the quality of having great weight: "Olivia felt the heaviness of her backpack"
- 2. great density or thickness: "the heaviness of the paint"
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1. a. : having great weight. also : characterized by mass or weight. how heavy is it? b. : having a high specific gravity : having great weight in proportion to bulk. Lead and gold are heavy metals. c (1) of an isotope : having or being atoms of greater than normal mass for that element. heavy carbons. (2)
Synonyms for HEAVINESS: weight, heft, avoirdupois, bulk, tonnage, solidity, poundage, massiveness; Antonyms of HEAVINESS: lightness, weightlessness, airiness, delicacy, ethereality, slightness, insubstantiality, flimsiness
HEAVINESS definition: 1. the quality of weighing a lot 2. the quality of being done or happening to a great degree: 3…. Learn more.
noun. an oppressive quality that is laborious and solemn and lacks grace or fluency. “his lectures tend to heaviness and repetition”. synonyms: ponderousness. see more. noun. persisting sadness. “nothing lifted the heaviness of her heart after her loss”. see more.
1. Having relatively great weight: a heavy load. 2. Having relatively high density; having a high specific gravity. 3. a. Large, as in number or quantity: a heavy turnout; heavy casualties. b. Large in yield or output: heavy rainfall. 4. Of great intensity: heavy activity; heavy fighting. 5. a. Having great power or force: a heavy punch. b.
HEAVINESS meaning: 1. the quality of weighing a lot 2. the quality of being done or happening to a great degree: 3…. Learn more.
HEAVINESS definition: a heavy quality or state | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.
(literary) the quality of being full of or loaded with something. The heaviness of the jungle hung in the air. the quality in food or a meal of being large in amount or very solid. The salad worked well to combat the heaviness of the meal. opposite lightness.
Noun. Singular: heaviness. Plural: heavinesses.
adj. of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load. of great amount, quantity, or size: a heavy vote. of great force, strength, or intensity:[ often: before a noun] The ship plowed through the heavy seas. of more than the usual or average weight: He had a heavy build. grave; serious: a heavy punishment. deep;
