Entry Word: weighty

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 having a matter of importance as its topic <interrupted a weighty discussion with a silly question> — see serious 2
2 having great meaning or lasting effect <choosing a college is a weighty decision> — see important 1
3 having great weight <lifted the weighty sack and wondered what was in it> — see heavy 1
4 not joking or playful in mood or manner <the principal looked at me with a rather weighty expression> — see serious 1
5 having power over the minds or behavior of others <one of the weightiest figures in the field of medicine> — see influential 1