Dictionary definition · heaviness
noun
- the property of being comparatively great in weight"the heaviness of lead"
- persisting sadness"nothing lifted the heaviness of her heart after her loss"
- an oppressive quality that is laborious and solemn and lacks grace or fluency"a book so serious that it sometimes subsided into ponderousness"
- used of a line or mark
- unwelcome burdensome difficulty
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).