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avoirdupois
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1 the amount that something weighs the coach limited his recruiting to linebackers of a certain avoirdupois Synonyms weight, heaviness, heftRelated 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 weightiness, heaviness, heftiness, massiveness, ponderousnessRelated Words overweight; solidity, solidness, substantiality, substantialness; bulk, bulkiness, hugeness; cumbersomenessNear Antonyms airiness, delicacy, ethereality, etherealness; flimsiness, fluffiness, insubstantiality, slightnessAntonyms lightness, weightlessness
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