Weightfulness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The quality or state of being weightful; heaviness; gravity. uncountable

    "I haven't time to look the matter up as to how it can be done — the more as I am so soon to escape its appalling weightfulness !"

  2. 2
    Weightiness; importance. uncountable

    "That is, the weightfulness of hospitality and protection, you see, by you, given to somebody else, your divine quality of -- being able to protect other men's lives has fast disappeared from your hearts."

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"I haven't time to look the matter up as to how it can be done — the more as I am so soon to escape its appalling weightfulness !"

Etymology

From weightful + -ness.

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