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heaviness

noun

unwelcome burdensome difficulty

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
H
Ends with
S
Contains
EA
Scrabble score
15
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

ˈhɛvɪnəs

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noun

  1. unwelcome burdensome difficulty

noun

  1. the property of being comparatively great in weight

    “the heaviness of lead”

noun

  1. used of a line or mark

noun

  1. an oppressive quality that is laborious and solemn and lacks grace or fluency

    “a book so serious that it sometimes subsided into ponderousness”

noun

  1. persisting sadness

    “nothing lifted the heaviness of her heart after her loss”

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Example Sentences

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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