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adjective
- 1. weighing a great deal; heavy: "a weighty candelabra" Similar Opposite
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adjective. uk / ˈweɪ.ti / us / ˈweɪ.t̬i / weighty adjective (HEAVY) Add to word list. heavy: I don't want to carry this bag around all afternoon - it's pretty weighty. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. weighing more than normal. heavy Wow, this suitcase is really heavy.
The meaning of WEIGHTY is of much importance or consequence : momentous. How to use weighty in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Weighty.
Synonyms for WEIGHTY: serious, important, big, heavy, meaningful, major, grave, substantial; Antonyms of WEIGHTY: light, small, little, trivial, minor, slight, frivolous, unimportant
Weighty things are either very heavy or extremely important and worrisome. Putting your weighty cat on a diet might be a weighty issue that nags at you. If your luggage is too weighty, you'll have to pay an extra fee at the airport.
burdensome or troublesome: the weightier cares of sovereignty. important or momentous: weighty negotiations. Synonyms: consequential, grave, serious, significant. Antonyms: unimportant, light. having or exerting influence, power, etc.; influential: a weighty merchant of Boston. weighty.
If you describe something such as an issue or a decision as weighty, you mean that it is serious or important.
Definition of weighty adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective. uk / ˈweɪti / us. very serious and important: The film deals with the weighty issues of religion and morality. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence.
A complete guide to the word "WEIGHTY": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
1. having considerable weight; heavy; ponderous. 2. burdensome or troublesome. 3. important or momentous. 4. having or exerting influence, power, etc. [1480–90] weight′i•ly,adv. weight′i•ness,n.
