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weight·y
weighty
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- pronunciation:
- weI
ti
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: |
adjective |
inflections: |
weightier, weightiest |
definition 1: |
heavy.
These are weighty coins.- synonyms:
- heavy, hefty, ponderous
- antonyms:
- light, weightless
- similar words:
- ample, big, massive
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definition 2: |
troublesome; oppressive.
Caring for her aunt had become a weighty burden.- synonyms:
- onerous, troublesome
- similar words:
- bothersome, burdensome, thorny, vexatious, worrisome
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definition 3: |
having important or serious consequences.
weighty matters- synonyms:
- grave, important, serious
- antonyms:
- trivial, unimportant
- similar words:
- big, consequential, critical, great, heavy, imperative, momentous
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definition 4: |
authoritative; influential.
a weighty opinion- synonyms:
- authoritative, influential
- antonyms:
- weak
- similar words:
- persuasive, potent
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related words: |
heavy, material, momentous, overweight, potent, significant, solemn, solid, substantial |
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derivations: |
weightily (adv.), weightiness (n.) |
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