Heaviness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Heaviness \Heav"i*ness\, n.
     The state or quality of being heavy in its various senses;
     weight; sadness; sluggishness; oppression; thickness.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  heaviness
       n 1: the property of being comparatively great in weight; "the
            heaviness of lead" [syn: {weightiness}] [ant: {lightness}]
       2: used of a line or mark [syn: {thickness}]