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Heav·i·ness
/ˈhevēnəs/
noun
1.
the quality of having great weight:
"Olivia felt the heaviness of her backpack"
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a feeling of being weighed down, especially by weariness:
"a persistent feeling of lethargy and heaviness"
2.
great density or thickness:
"the heaviness of the paint"
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lack of delicacy or grace; coarseness:
"a certain heaviness of style"
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the quality of food being hard to digest:
"the cloying heaviness of snacking on cheese"
3.
a state of being greater in amount, force, or intensity than usual:
"the heaviness of the rains in the valley caused flooding"
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the quality of being oppressive or overpowering to the senses:
"the heaviness of a hop aroma"
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(in relation to rock music) the quality of having a strong bass component and a forceful rhythm:
"the total heaviness of much of this record"
4.
the quality of being very important or serious:
"a few cartoon gags were introduced into the film to lighten its heaviness"
▪
a mentally oppressive feeling, especially of sadness or grief:
"he felt the heaviness of loss as he watched her go"
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