Definition

The quality of being heavy or having a lot of weight.

Example

The weightiness of the situation made everyone feel anxious.

Conversation

Have you noticed the weightiness of that new book I bought?

Yeah, it looks pretty thick!

I wasn't expecting it to have such weightiness in its content too.

Sounds like it’ll be an interesting read then!

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Weightiness → It is formed from "weight" (from Old English "wiht", meaning mass or heaviness) and "-iness" (a suffix meaning the quality of). The word "weightiness" refers to the quality of being heavy or having mass.

Memory Tip

Think of 'weight' as the measure of heaviness, and '-iness' indicates a quality. So, weightiness helps you remember that it describes the quality of being heavy.

Visually Confused Words