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heaviness

Dictionary definition · heaviness

noun

  1. the property of being comparatively great in weight"the heaviness of lead"
  2. persisting sadness"nothing lifted the heaviness of her heart after her loss"
  3. an oppressive quality that is laborious and solemn and lacks grace or fluency"a book so serious that it sometimes subsided into ponderousness"
  4. used of a line or mark
  5. unwelcome burdensome difficulty

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).