heaviness Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun the property of being comparatively great in weight
   weightiness.
   
   • the heaviness of lead
2. noun persisting sadness
   
   • nothing lifted the heaviness of her heart after her loss
3. noun an oppressive quality that is laborious and solemn and lacks grace or fluency
   ponderousness.
   
   • a book so serious that it sometimes subsided into ponderousness
   • his lectures tend to heaviness and repetition
4. noun used of a line or mark
   thickness.
   
5. noun unwelcome burdensome difficulty
   onerousness; oppressiveness; burdensomeness.
   

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