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heaviness

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of heaviness

1 the amount that something weighs

the numbers on the back of each sample indicate the heaviness of the carpeting material

Synonyms of heaviness

avoirdupois, heft, weight

Words Related to heaviness

poundage, tonnage

heftiness, massiveness, ponderousness, weightiness

solidity, solidness, substantiality, substantialness

2 the state or quality of being heavy

the backpack was filled with water bottles that gave it an extra heaviness

Synonyms of heaviness

avoirdupois, heftiness, massiveness, ponderousness, weightiness

Words Related to heaviness

solidity, solidness, substantiality, substantialness

bulk, bulkiness, hugeness

Near Antonyms of heaviness

airiness, delicacy, ethereality, etherealness

flimsiness, fluffiness, insubstantiality, slightness

Antonyms of heaviness

lightness, weightlessness

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