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heaviness
/ˈhɛvɪnəs/
noun 3
Collocations
4ADJ.
assumed
VERB + HEAVINESS
hand
HEAVINESS + NOUN
heart, lightness, mother
PREP.
in, in
Definitions
noun
1
The state of being heavy; weight, weightiness, force of impact or gravity.
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
Oppression; dejectedness, sadness; low spirits.
Firſt got vvith guile, and then preſeru'd vvith dread, / And after ſpent with pride and lauiſhneſſe, / Leauing behind them griefe and heauineſſe.
By ſo much the more ſhall I to-morrovv be at the height of heart-heavineſs.
3
Drowsiness.
The ſtrangeneſs of your ſtory put / Heavineſs in me.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — unwelcome burdensome difficulty
- burdensomeness
- onerousness
- oppressiveness
noun — the property of being comparatively great in weight
- weightiness
noun — used of a line or mark
noun — an oppressive quality that is laborious and solemn and lacks
- ponderousness
Antonyms
- lightness
- weightlessness
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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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.
Wiktionary02
Firſt got vvith guile, and then preſeru'd vvith dread, / And after ſpent with pride and lauiſhneſſe, / Leauing behind them griefe and heauineſſe.
Wiktionary03
By ſo much the more ſhall I to-morrovv be at the height of heart-heavineſs.
Wiktionary04
Hand in hand, heaviness becomes lightness.
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A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
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The heaviness in my heart has intensified, making me feel even more down.
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