weightiness

Noun
Synonyms: weightheaviness

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. the relative importance granted to something“his opinion carries great weight”“the progression implied an increasing weightiness of the items listed”Synonyms: weightType of importance
  2. the property of being comparatively great in weight“the heaviness of lead”Synonyms: heavinessType of weightKinds heft, preponderance

Related words weighty adjective, rotund adjective

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Weight′i·ness noun

The quality or state of being weighty; weight; force; importance; impressiveness.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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