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- [wey-tee]
- /ˈweɪ ti/
- /ˈweɪ.tɪ.nəs/
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- [wey-tee]
- /ˈweɪ ti/
Definitions of weightiness word
- adjective weightiness having considerable weight; heavy; ponderous: a weighty bundle. 1
- adjective weightiness burdensome or troublesome: the weightier cares of sovereignty. 1
- adjective weightiness important or momentous: weighty negotiations. 1
- adjective weightiness having or exerting influence, power, etc.; influential: a weighty merchant of Boston. 1
- noun weightiness The quality of being weighty. 1
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Origin of weightiness
First appearance:
before 1480 One of the 25% oldest English words
First recorded in 1480-90; See origin at weight, -y1
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Parts of speech for Weightiness
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
weightiness popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
weightiness usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for weightiness
noun weightiness
- weight — the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
- heaviness — of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.
- mass — the celebration of the Eucharist. Compare High Mass, Low Mass.
- bulk — You can refer to something's bulk when you want to emphasize that it is very large.
- heft — weight; heaviness: It was a rather flimsy chair, without much heft to it.
Antonyms for weightiness
noun weightiness
- triviality — something trivial; a trivial matter, affair, remark, etc.: cocktail conversation marked by trivialities.
- importance — the quality or state of being important; consequence; significance.
- beginning — The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
- cause — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
- commencement — The commencement of something is its beginning.
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