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heaviness
noun
Unwelcome burdensome difficulty
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ˈhɛvɪnəs
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noun
Unwelcome burdensome difficulty
noun
The property of being comparatively great in weight
“The heaviness of lead”
noun
Used of a line or mark
noun
An oppressive quality that is laborious and solemn and lacks grace or fluency
“A book so serious that it sometimes subsided into ponderousness”
noun
Persisting sadness
“Nothing lifted the heaviness of her heart after her loss”
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The heaviness of lead
A book so serious that it sometimes subsided into ponderousness
His lectures tend to heaviness and repetition
Nothing lifted the heaviness of her heart after her loss
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