HEAVINESS
Scrabble letter values: H4E1A1V4I1N1E1S1S1 = 15
Definition
- noun the property of being comparatively great in weight. — synonyms: weightiness
- noun persisting sadness.
- noun an oppressive quality that is laborious and solemn and lacks grace or fluency. — synonyms: ponderousness
- noun used of a line or mark. — synonyms: thickness
- noun unwelcome burdensome difficulty. — synonyms: burdensomeness, onerousness, oppressiveness
Examples
- “the heaviness of lead”
- “nothing lifted the heaviness of her heart after her loss”
- “a book so serious that it sometimes subsided into ponderousness”