The state or quality of having a great weight
“He had felt the colossal heaviness of the great sword when he raised it.”
A state of sluggishness or torpor
“He blocked out the heaviness in his tired limbs and continued to push them to their limit.”
A state of melancholy or sadness
“She turned her head, staring at him, seeing the heaviness in his expression, a heaviness reflected in her heart.”
The state or fact of being serious or grave
“The Knight spoke, almost smiling, notwithstanding the heaviness of the news of which he had been the bearer.”
The state or fact of being oppressive or burdensome
“Sometimes, we allow our light to be dimmed by the heaviness of the conditions and circumstances we see around us.”
The state or fact of being fat
The state or quality of being slothful
The state or quality of allowing little light to pass through
Dampness, especially that of the air
A measure of the quantity of matter contained by a unit volume
The state or quality of being unwieldy or cumbersome
Characterized by storminess or agitation, especially of the elements
The force per unit area exerted by a fluid against a surface with which it is in contact
One's social standing or eminence, or the state of having a high social standing
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