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- Dictionaryheaviness/ˈhɛvɪnɪs/
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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HEAVINESS definition: 1. the quality of weighing a lot 2. the quality of being done or happening to a great degree: 3…. Learn more.
having great weight; also : characterized by mass or weight; having a high specific gravity : having great weight in proportion to bulk… See the full definition
Synonyms for HEAVINESS: weight, heft, avoirdupois, bulk, tonnage, solidity, poundage, massiveness; Antonyms of HEAVINESS: lightness, weightlessness, airiness, delicacy, ethereality, slightness, insubstantiality, flimsiness
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.
HEAVINESS definition: a heavy quality or state | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.
HEAVINESS meaning: 1. the quality of weighing a lot 2. the quality of being done or happening to a great degree: 3…. Learn 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.
(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.
loud and deep; sonorous: heavy breathing. overcast; threatening rain: The sky is heavy and gray today.
( especially of something unpleasant) of very or especially great force, amount, or degree: a heavy blow to the head. heavy fighting. heavy traffic. heavy rain / snow. a heavy smoker / drinker. a heavy sleeper. heavy seas. sea that is rough with large waves: The ship ran aground in heavy seas. See more. More examples.