- ponderousness
- pon·der·ous·ness
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ponderousness
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Ponderousness — Pon der*ous*ness, n. The quality or state of being ponderous; ponderosity. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ponderousness — index weight (burden) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
ponderousness — noun 1. an oppressive quality that is laborious and solemn and lacks grace or fluency a book so serious that it sometimes subsided into ponderousness his lectures tend to heaviness and repetition • Syn: ↑heaviness • Derivationally related forms:… … Useful english dictionary
ponderousness — noun see ponderous … New Collegiate Dictionary
ponderousness — See ponderously. * * * … Universalium
ponderousness — noun The quality of being ponderous … Wiktionary
ponderousness — Synonyms and related words: Gothicism, aridity, avoirdupois, awkwardness, bad taste, barbarism, barbarousness, barrenness, beef, beefiness, bloodlessness, bombasticness, boorishness, bulkiness, bumblingness, cacology, cacophony, characterlessness … Moby Thesaurus
ponderousness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The state or quality of being physically heavy: heaviness, heftiness, massiveness, ponderosity, weight, weightiness. Informal: avoirdupois. See HEAVY … English dictionary for students
heaviness — noun 1. the property of being comparatively great in weight (Freq. 2) the heaviness of lead • Syn: ↑weightiness • Ant: ↑lightness • Derivationally related forms: ↑weighty ( … Useful english dictionary
weight — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. heaviness; heft; overweight, avoirdupois, tonnage, poundage; gravity; ballast; measurement; importance, influence; significance; pressure, load, burden. See quantity. v. ballast, load, burden; favor;… … English dictionary for students
