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Think of color, pitch, loudness, heaviness, and hotness. Each is the topic of a branch of physics.
Benoit Mandelbrot

Meaning of "heaviness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HEAVINESS

heaviness  [ˈhɛvɪnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEAVINESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Heaviness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HEAVINESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of heaviness in the English dictionary

The first definition of heaviness in the dictionary is weight. Other definition of heaviness is extent. Heaviness is also a feeling of dejection or despondency.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HEAVINESS


bulkiness
ˈbʌlkɪnɪs
comeliness
ˈkʌmlɪnɪs
craziness
ˈkreɪzɪnɪs
dizziness
ˈdɪzɪnɪs
dryness
ˈdraɪnɪs
finis
ˈfɪnɪs
friendliness
ˈfrɛndlɪnɪs
Guinness
ˈɡɪnɪs
happiness
ˈhæpɪnɪs
highness
ˈhaɪnɪs
holiness
ˈhəʊlɪnɪs
laziness
ˈleɪzɪnɪs
loveliness
ˈlʌvlɪnɪs
nerviness
ˈnɜːvɪnɪs
readiness
ˈrɛdɪnɪs
savviness
ˈsævɪnɪs
scurviness
ˈskɜːvɪnɪs
timeliness
ˈtaɪmlɪnɪs
trustworthiness
ˈtrʌstˌwɜːðɪnɪs
waviness
ˈweɪvɪnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HEAVINESS

heavenward
heavenwards
heaver
heaves
heavier
heavier-than-air
heavies
heaviest
heavily
heavily built
Heaviside
Heaviside layer
heavy
heavy breather
heavy breathing
heavy chain
heavy cream
heavy crude
heavy crude oil
heavy cruiser

WORDS THAT END LIKE HEAVINESS

agribusiness
big business
business
cleanliness
cleanliness is next to godliness
core business
creepiness
do the business
drowsiness
e-business
emptiness
family business
fitness
geekiness
loneliness
retail business
rough-and-readiness
sexiness
show business
unhappiness
worthiness

Synonyms and antonyms of heaviness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HEAVINESS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «heaviness» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of heaviness

Translation of «heaviness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HEAVINESS

Find out the translation of heaviness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of heaviness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «heaviness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

沉重
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pesadez
570 millions of speakers

English

heaviness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भारीपन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ثقل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тяжесть
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

peso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শক্তপোক্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lourdeur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sangat dibina
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schwere
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

重さ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무거움
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Banget dibangun
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tính nặng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெரிதும் கட்டப்பட்டது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जोरदार बांधकाम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ağır inşa
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pesantezza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ciężkość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тяжкість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

greutate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βαρύτητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bekommernis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tyngd
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tyngde
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of heaviness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HEAVINESS»

The term «heaviness» is regularly used and occupies the 65.576 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HEAVINESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «heaviness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «heaviness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about heaviness

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3 QUOTES WITH «HEAVINESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word heaviness.
1
Benoit Mandelbrot
Think of color, pitch, loudness, heaviness, and hotness. Each is the topic of a branch of physics.
2
Kelli O'Hara
'South Pacific' has a definite heaviness that people don't realize. It's got a seriousness and a message.
3
Hedi Slimane
Men's fashion has a certain heaviness in the fabrics and construction. But also there is a heaviness in the mentality.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEAVINESS»

Discover the use of heaviness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to heaviness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Looking At Philosophy: The Unbearable Heaviness of ...
Distilled from Donald Palmer’s more than thirty years of teaching experience, this text exemplifies his very successful approach to teaching introductory philosophy.
Donald Palmer, 2012
2
The Unbearable Heaviness of Governing: The Obama ...
In this critical look at the realities that have shaped the first stage of Obama’s presidency, Morton Keller provides a progress report that rests less on the day-to-day perspective of pundits and politicians and more on the longer ...
Morton Keller, 2010
3
Unabridged Dictionary of the Sensations "as If".
Heaviness Arm. — Sensation as of heaviness in the arm, with a feeling of tenseness in the muscles of the forearm. Ledum Palustre (DN) Heaviness Ann. — A feeling as of heaviness and paralysis in the arm when trying to raise it. Pulsatilla ...
James William Ward, 1985
4
The Spirit of Heaviness and All Its Cousins
5 of 46 What is the spirit of heaviness? Is that it's actual name? How can I get rid of it? There are so many questions about this spirit, since it weighs heavy on the lives of many. Heaviness is not it's actual name. Heavy, slothful, depressed and ...
Tiffany Buckner-Kameni, 2012
5
Descartes Embodied: Reading Cartesian Philosophy Through ...
difficult for us to understand how mind moves body than it is for them [to understand] how this heaviness bears a stone downwards.32 This example is intended to take away some of the mystery surrounding the question as to how a nonbodily ...
Daniel Garber, 2001
6
The Value(s) of Literature
One could even say that it is the play between heaviness and lightness that gives life value. Weight is what we have left out of the equation in our ironic commitment to words. Heaviness is what we have been avoiding, the heaviness of being.
James S. Hans, 1990
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The Pathogenic Cyclopaedia: A Systematic Arrangement and ...
Feeling of heaviness in the head, it feels as if the head would be drawn backwards. Her head feels large, full and heavy. IMlOsphoricuill acidllm. — Heaviness of the head. Great heaviness of the whole head with violent pressure extending to ...
Robert Ellis Dudgeon, 1850
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New Manual; Or, Symptomen-codex
HEAVINESS FROM BEFORE BACKWARDS. 1 . Heaviness of the head which is drawn backwards in consequence, worse on raising the head ; relieved by stooping, Viol. trie. 2, , with inclination of the head fall backwards when sitting, Chin.
Gottlieb Heinrich Georg Jahr, Charles Julius Hempel, 1853
9
Principles and Practice of Stress Management, Third Edition
Content and Sequence of Exercises First Exercise: The Heaviness Experience ( Muscular Relaxation) The first AT exercise involves the musculature, because muscle activity is familiar to people and is most easily influenced by conscious ...
Paul M. Lehrer, Robert L. Woolfolk, Wesley E. Sime, 2007
10
Descartes's Dualism
Nevertheless, I attributed to heaviness various other things which cannot be understood about the mind in the same way, for example, being divisible, measurable, and so on. (AT VII 441-442/ CSM II 297-298) So Descartes's charge is that the ...
Marleen ROZEMOND, Marleen Rozemond, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEAVINESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term heaviness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The Unbearable Heaviness of American Student Debt
The state of US student debt, as presented by a participant on Day 3 of the protest Occupy Wall Street in Manhattan's Zuccotti Park. Photo by ... «Global Voices Online, Jul 15»
2
I left social work vowing never to return – but I had to come back
Having lived a full and varied life, I'm more able to deal with the heaviness of child protection. After 12 years of working as a full-time journalist ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
What is depression? You asked Google – here's the answer
Heaviness is a common theme too. The term “leaden paralysis” is still used by doctors to refer to the sensation of being weighed down, the ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
Janina Fialkowska review – a pianist willing to take risks
Schumann's Faschingsschwank aus Wien emerged sounding similarly thickly woven, and though the heaviness of the bassline made the third ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
5
The 5 Most Fascinating Revelations From Ramona Singer's New …
Good thing there's plenty of juicy, behind-the-scenes Housewives dish to balance out all that heaviness. "I love doing the show," Ramona tells ... «E! Online, Jul 15»
6
Rapping for a cause at the Y-City Cypher
All four artists take the heaviness of struggle that has plagued many Appalachian communities and try to turn it into something positive. «Zanesville Times Recorder, Jul 15»
7
McPolin Farm willow is scheduled for a trim
"When you think about whole families climbing this tree, you start to understand how the heaviness can be stressful on the branches. «The Park Record, Jul 15»
8
Feminist Media Demand an 'Abortion Drone Army' to Start 'Revolution'
“Of course you're not allowed to say 'fun' when you're talking about abortion, but it's not just negativity and heaviness and suffering. I mean ... «NewsBusters, Jul 15»
9
Catch diabetes early, modify lifestyle
What occurs first in most cases is central obesity, meaning heaviness around the middle. If you are a Caucasian male and have a waist ... «Glenwood Springs Post Independent, Jul 15»
10
Glenwood Middle School teachers report mold-related health …
Then, in September, she experienced heaviness in her chest, a swollen and constricted throat, lightheadedness and itchy and watering eyes ... «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»

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