Weighty
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈweɪti/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Weighty is an adjective meaning Having a lot of weight; heavy.
Meaning
Having a lot of weight; heavy.
More Meanings
- (figurative) Important; serious; not trivial or petty.
- Rigorous; severe; afflictive.
Example Sentences
a weighty argument
And so a weighty rock she aimed / With much enthusiasm
To fund the purchase, he had to sell a late Renoir, The Judgment of Paris, with its depiction of weighty ladies frolicking in a roseate garden.
But I have now reached a point in the progress of my narrative, when it becomes necessary to turn away from these light descriptions, to the more grave and weighty matter of the second battle with Master Tibeats, and the flight through the great Pacoudrie Swamp.
Word Forms
- weightier
- weightiest
- weightie
Synonyms for weighty
Depending on context, synonyms include grave, solemn, austere, frightful, demure, serious.
Antonyms for weighty
Common opposites include weightless.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include heavy, telling, forceful, obese, corpulent, fat.
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