weightiness

Definitions of weightiness
  1. noun
    the property of being comparatively great in weight
    synonyms: heaviness
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    types:
    heft, heftiness, massiveness, ponderosity, ponderousness
    the property of being large in mass
    preponderance
    exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight
    type of:
    weight
    the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
  2. noun
    the relative importance granted to something
    “the progression implied an increasing weightiness of the items listed”
    synonyms: weight
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    type of:
    importance
    the quality of being important and worthy of note
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