English dictionary
heaviness
nounPronunciation
ˈhɛvɪnəs
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- unwelcome burdensome difficulty
noun
- the property of being comparatively great in weight
noun
- used of a line or mark
noun
- an oppressive quality that is laborious and solemn and lacks grace or fluency
noun
- persisting sadness
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