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heaviness

heav·y
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hev-ee]
    • /ˈhɛv i/
    • /ˈhev.i.nəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hev-ee]
    • /ˈhɛv i/

Definitions of heaviness word

  • adjective heaviness of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load. 1
  • adjective heaviness of great amount, quantity, or size; extremely large; massive: a heavy vote; a heavy snowfall. 1
  • adjective heaviness of great force, intensity, turbulence, etc.: a heavy sea. 1
  • adjective heaviness of more than the usual or average weight: a heavy person; heavy freight. 1
  • adjective heaviness having much weight in proportion to bulk; being of high specific gravity: a heavy metal. 1
  • adjective heaviness of major import; grave; serious: a heavy offense. 1

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Origin of heaviness

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English hevi, Old English hefig, equivalent to hef(e) weight (akin to heave) + -ig -y1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Heaviness

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

heaviness popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

heaviness usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for heaviness

noun heaviness

  • density — Density is the extent to which something is filled or covered with people or things.
  • mass — the celebration of the Eucharist. Compare High Mass, Low Mass.
  • weight — the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
  • thickness — the state or quality of being thick.
  • denseness — having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact: a dense forest; dense population.

Antonyms for heaviness

noun heaviness

  • thinness — having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice.
  • lightness — the state or quality of being light or illuminated.

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