weightiness
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6.7
- noun
- /ˈweɪtɪnəs/
:
importancia
- South African artist Berni Searle continues her exploration of what one might call the incredible weightiness of color.
Examples
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Still, there was a weightiness surrounding his thoughts.
Fiction book (1994) -
I appreciate its weightiness and utility.
Academic text (1996) -
This is why such weightiness, such heavy emphasis, such sadness inheres in what takes place.
Fiction book (1994) -
Okay, here's an advice-seeking situation that I don't think reaches "Ask Richard" in terms of weightiness, but it ties in nicely with this theme, and so (with the hopes that I don't derail anything), I'll post it here.
Blog text (29) -
The weightiness of her words showed how important the issue was to her.
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During the meeting, the weightiness of the decision emphasized the seriousness of the topic.
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His speech conveyed a weightiness that made the audience realize the significance of the moment.
Synonyms
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1.0
A quality that makes something have great value or effect
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3.0
Importance or influence given to something
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4.0
Much importance that affects a decision or result
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8.4
Importance of a fact or detail that needs attention
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4.9
Something that has a clear purpose or value
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7.9
Being very important and likely to have big effects
The quality of being large, solid, or important
Antonyms
How Important
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word weightiness comes from weight, which means 'how heavy' or 'importance', and the ending -iness, which means 'the quality of'. Think of 'give weight to'—as if you put a heavy object on an idea to make it more serious, so weightiness means the quality of being important or serious.