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weightiness

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: weightiness

1
n
the property of being comparatively great in weight
2
n
the relative importance granted to something
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: weightiness
1

n the property of being comparatively great in weight

Synonyms:
heaviness
Antonyms:
lightness, weightlessness
the property of being comparatively small in weight
Types:
heft, heftiness, massiveness, ponderosity, ponderousness
the property of being large in mass
preponderance
exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight
Type of:
weight
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
2

n the relative importance granted to something

“the progression implied an increasing weightiness of the items listed”
Synonyms:
weight
Type of:
importance
the quality of being important and worthy of note
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