Heaviness Definition & Meaning
heaviness
- noun
- the property of being comparatively great in weight; "the heaviness of lead"
- persisting sadness; "nothing lifted the heaviness of her heart after her loss"
- an oppressive quality that is laborious and solemn and lacks grace or fluency; "a book so serious that it sometimes subsided into ponderousness"; "his lectures tend to heaviness and repetition"
- used of a line or mark
- unwelcome burdensome difficulty
"Heaviness" in song lyrics
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"I too have felt a heaviness"
Blackalicious f/ Lyrics Born, Saul Williams — Release -
"She would request to know your heaviness.'"
William Shakespeare — The Rape of Lucrece -
"Unmask, dear dear, this moody heaviness,"
William Shakespeare — The Rape of Lucrece
Words that rhyme with heaviness
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- What does heaviness mean?
- the property of being comparatively great in weight; "the heaviness of lead" persisting sadness; "nothing lifted the heaviness of her heart after her loss" an oppressive quality that is laborious and solemn and lacks grace or fluency; "a book so serious that it sometimes subsided into ponderousness"; "his lectures tend to heaviness and repetition" used of a line or mark unwelcome burdensome difficulty
- What part of speech is heaviness?
- Heaviness is a noun.
- How many definitions does heaviness have?
- Heaviness has 5 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).