Heaviness - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈhevɪnəs|  American pronunciation of the word heaviness
Brit.  |ˈhevɪnəs|  British pronunciation of the word heaviness

noun

- the property of being comparatively great in weight
the heaviness of lead
- persisting sadness
nothing lifted the heaviness of her heart after her loss
- an oppressive quality that is laborious and solemn and lacks grace or fluency
his lectures tend to heaviness and repetition
- used of a line or mark (syn: thickness)
- unwelcome burdensome difficulty (syn: oppressiveness)

Extra examples

“Is that box too heavy for you to lift?” “No, it's not very heavy.”

The truck was carrying a heavy load.

The man was six feet tall with a heavy build.

Turnout for the election is expected to be heavy.

We got caught in heavy traffic.

Heavy rains caused flooding in the area.

She was wearing sunglasses and heavy makeup.

The storm caused heavy damage to the building.

The company is facing heavy losses this quarter.

The smoke hung heavy in the air.

He played the heavy in film after film.

The conference will be attended by several media heavies.

They have become one of the industry heavies.

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