avoirdupois

¹av·oir·du·pois

noun \ˌa-vər-də-ˈpȯiz, ˈa-vər-də-ˌ\

Definition of AVOIRDUPOIS

1

: avoirdupois weight

2

: weight, heaviness; especially : personal weight

Examples of AVOIRDUPOIS

1. <the coach limited his recruiting to linebackers of a certain avoirdupois>
2. <told his patient that he had to do something about his unhealthy avoirdupois and that exercising would be a good start>

Origin of AVOIRDUPOIS

Middle English avoir de pois goods sold by weight, from Anglo-French, literally, goods of weight

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to AVOIRDUPOIS

Synonyms: weight, heaviness, heft

Antonyms: lightness, weightlessness

Related Words: bulk, mass; poundage, tonnage; deadweight; heftiness, massiveness, ponderousness, weightiness; solidity, solidness, substantiality, substantialness

Near Antonyms: airiness, delicacy, ethereality, etherealness; flimsiness, fluffiness, insubstantiality, slightness

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Other Weights and Measures Terms

avoirdupois weight, calorie, denier, kip, pace, twain