heaviness
heaviness Lexical Profile
heaviness Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The quality or condition of having great physical weight, density, or mass.
"The unexpected heaviness of the oak crate required two workers to lift it onto the loading dock."
A feeling of deep sadness, grief, or emotional oppression.
"A quiet heaviness settled over the family after they heard the disappointing news."
A sensation of physical sluggishness, fatigue, or dull discomfort in the body or mind.
"After hiking up the steep trail all afternoon, she felt a profound heaviness in her legs."
The quality of being overly serious, oppressive, or lacking grace and subtlety in style, atmosphere, or expression.
"The critic noted that the novel's philosophical heaviness made the opening chapters difficult to read."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English hefig ('weighty, burdensome, sad'), combined with the Old English abstract noun suffix -nes.