avoirdupois

avoirdupois

noun

Definition of AVOIRDUPOIS

1

the amount that something weighs <the coach limited his recruiting to linebackers of a certain avoirdupois>

Synonyms avoirdupois, heaviness, heft

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

2

the state or quality of being heavy <told his patient that he had to do something about his unhealthy avoirdupois and that exercising would be a good start>

Synonyms avoirdupois, heaviness, heftiness, massiveness, ponderousness

Related Words overweight; solidity, solidness, substantiality, substantialness; bulk, bulkiness, hugeness; cumbersomeness

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

Antonyms lightness, weightlessness