Definition

The most heavy or significant in weight or importance.

Example

Among all the issues discussed, the environmental crisis is the weightiest concern we face today.

Conversation

I just read that article about the most influential philosophers.

Oh really? Who do they consider the weightiest of them all?

They mentioned Kant as the weightiest thinker in modern philosophy.

That makes sense; his ideas are so profound and impactful.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Weightiest → It is formed from "weight" (from Old English *wiht*, meaning mass or heaviness) and "-iest" (a superlative suffix indicating the highest degree). The word "weightiest" means having the greatest mass or heaviness.

Memory Tip

Think of 'weight' as mass or heaviness, and remember that 'weightiest' refers to something that has the most mass or is the heaviest.

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