1
as in heaviness
the state or quality of being heavy
the weightiness of the bookcase made it difficult to move
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as in importance
the quality or state of being important
first judged the weightiness of a case before deciding to hear it
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Recent Examples of weightiness
The somber atmospherics and satisfying weightiness allowed Dudamel to show off his new ensemble’s soloists and sections, which have prepped for his arrival by burnishing their sonic gold.
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Justin Davidson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
Justin Davidson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weightiness
Noun
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He's got a heaviness to him, and a determination in his game that's been really consistent this year.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
28 Oct. 2025
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Combat the heaviness under the Capricorn moon.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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His next story was a video of University of Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule discussing the importance of mental health.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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The growing importance of collision avoidance The US operates by far the most satellites in low Earth orbit, thanks largely to SpaceX’s Starlink constellation.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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But for all its significance, this disruption wasn’t entirely unexpected.—
Peter D. Feaver,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
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In an interview with the lyrics platform Genius, Skrilla explains the number’s significance in classically opaque rapper terms.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Since 1950, global fossil fuel consumption has grown nearly eightfold, and imports of coal, oil, and gas have risen by 12 times.—
John Kerry,
semafor.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Book a table at Supernormal, Andrew McConnell’s cult Melbourne import serving up lobster rolls and ice-cold martinis against views of the Story Bridge.—
Alli Forde,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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To make the most of the full fury of its hot-cam performance, the Integra was trimmed of 140 pounds of not-so-necessary avoirdupois.—
Barry Winfield,
Car and Driver,
21 May 2020
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There are a few mildly funny moments, such as Garfield suddenly finding out he’s been wearing a collar and tag the whole time, hidden under his furry avoirdupois.—
Frank Scheck,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
Noun
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But none of them came anywhere near the genocide of 2023–25 in terms of magnitude, severity and sheer brutality.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Excluding disasters, sudden surges of this magnitude in requests for food or any other need are rare at 211s, and can signal both public worry and need, as happened in the first weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Matthew W. Kreuter,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Savings come from finding scale in mass production, with factories buying materials in bulk and cutting down material waste through computer design.—
Addie Costello,
jsonline.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Despite its considerable bulk, the S680 was in its element, using its prodigious 664 ft lbs of torque to slingshot out of the curves, while rear-wheel steering, adaptive air suspension and all-wheel drive kept it on an even keel through the tightest Alpine curves.—
Howard Walker,
Robb Report,
3 Nov. 2025
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Ensuring officials have the mental and technological support for making big decisions in big matches with big consequences?—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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People with a nonfunctioning ANGPTL3 gene — which Natarajan says applies to about 1 in 250 people in the US — have lifelong levels of low LDL cholesterol and triglycerides without any apparent negative consequences.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Weightiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weightiness. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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