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Heaviness

//ˈhɛvɪnəs// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being heavy; weight, weightiness, force of impact or gravity. countable, uncountable

    "This figure, immobile and static in his heaviness, was assumed to be deeply asleep and therefore to introduce a note of humorous anecdotality to what should have been a tragic scene."

  2. 2
    unwelcome burdensome difficulty wordnet
  3. 3
    Oppression; dejectedness, sadness; low spirits. archaic, countable, uncountable

    "Firſt got vvith guile, and then preſeru'd vvith dread, / And after ſpent with pride and lauiſhneſſe, / Leauing behind them griefe and heauineſſe."

  4. 4
    the property of being comparatively great in weight wordnet
  5. 5
    Drowsiness. countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "The ſtrangeneſs of your ſtory put / Heavineſs in me."

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  1. 6
    used of a line or mark wordnet
  2. 7
    an oppressive quality that is laborious and solemn and lacks grace or fluency wordnet
  3. 8
    persisting sadness wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English hevynesse, from Old English hefiġnes (“heaviness”). Equivalent to heavy + -ness.

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