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PRONUNCIATION OF WEIGHTINESS

weightiness  [ˈweɪtɪnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WEIGHTINESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Weightiness 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 WEIGHTINESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of weightiness in the English dictionary

The definition of weightiness in the dictionary is seriousness; importance.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WEIGHTINESS


craftiness
ˈkrɑːftɪnɪs
dirtiness
ˈdɜːtɪnɪs
haughtiness
ˈhɔːtɪnɪs
heartiness
ˈhɑːtɪnɪs
lustiness
ˈlʌstɪnɪs
mightiness
ˈmaɪtɪnɪs
mustiness
ˈmʌstɪnɪs
nastiness
ˈnɑːstɪnɪs
naughtiness
ˈnɔːtɪnɪs
pettiness
ˈpɛtɪnɪs
prettiness
ˈprɪtɪnɪs
shittiness
ˈʃɪtɪnɪs
slatiness
ˈsleɪtɪnɪs
snippetiness
ˈsnɪpɪtɪnɪs
sportiness
ˈspɔːtɪnɪs
tastiness
ˈteɪstɪnɪs
thriftiness
ˈθrɪftɪnɪs
uppitiness
ˈʌpɪtɪnɪs
wittiness
ˈwɪtɪnɪs
yeastiness
ˈjiːstɪnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WEIGHTINESS

weight training
weight watcher
weight-train
weightage
weighted
weighted average
weighter
weightier
weightiest
weightily
weighting
weighting allowance
weightless
weightlessly
weightlessness
weightlifter
weightlifting
weights and measures
weights and measures inspector
weights bench

WORDS THAT END LIKE WEIGHTINESS

agribusiness
big business
bulkiness
business
cleanliness
cleanliness is next to godliness
comeliness
dizziness
do the business
e-business
emptiness
family business
fitness
friendliness
happiness
holiness
laziness
loneliness
loveliness
readiness
timeliness

Synonyms and antonyms of weightiness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «weightiness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WEIGHTINESS

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

Translator English - Chinese

权重
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

weightiness
570 millions of speakers

English

weightiness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

weightiness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الثقل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

весомость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

weightiness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

weightiness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lourdeur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berat badan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gewichtigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

重量感
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무게감
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Weightiness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

weightiness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

weightiness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वजन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

önemlilik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pesantezza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

weightiness
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вагомість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

marchează seriozitatea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βαρύτητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gewigtigheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

weightiness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

weightiness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of weightiness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WEIGHTINESS»

The term «weightiness» is normally little used and occupies the 120.923 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WEIGHTINESS» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WEIGHTINESS»

Discover the use of weightiness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to weightiness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Impoliteness in Interaction
weightiness of such a speech act. Where Wx is the numerical value of the FTA 'x', D(S,H) is the value that measures the social distance between the speaker and the hearer; P(H,S) is a measure of the power that the hearer has over the ...
Derek Bousfield, 2008
2
Politeness and Culture in Second Language Acquisition
Although these factors are likely to be the dominant factors in weightiness decisions, they do not explain every speaker's weightiness decision entirely. As noted earlier, cultural differences may play a role in the decision of weightiness ...
Sooho Song, 2012
3
Subjectivism, Realism, and Morality
However, he must have also believed that if one could appreciate these experiences and identify them with similar experiences of one's own, one would immediately grasp what I have been calling the weightiness of such experiences.
Matthew Pianalto, 2008
4
Fuzzy Systems And Knowledge Discovery: Second International ...
Secondly, we can calculate the weightiness of every mono-layer according to the judgement matrixes. In other words, for a node that has sub-nodes, calculate the weightiness of its sub-nodes. It can be given by calculating the latent root Am“ ...
Lipo Wang, Yaochu Jin, 2005
5
On Apologising in Negative and Positive Politeness Cultures
According to Brown and Levinson, all three social parameters contribute to the ' weightiness' of an FTA on a summative basis, resulting in the following formula ( 1987:76): Wx = D(S,H) + P(S,H) + Rx The overall weightiness indicates the degree ...
Eva Ogiermann, 2009
6
Social Justice, Global Dynamics: Theoretical and Empirical ...
In this case, we say that the morally weightiness of the five people's interest in survival is greater than the sum of the morally weightiness of your interest in not being coerced and your interest in picking up your kids in time. The presumptive  ...
Ayelet Banai, Miriam Ronzoni, Christian Schemmel, 2011
7
On the Fromth of the Lifekin
That the mere bodylorely weightiness of an bodyworkth does not toend its ilkificatory worthhood, is almost shown by the one deedsake, that in alinked maiths, in which the same bodyworkth, as we have every thinkcraft to understell, has nearly ...
Julian Montinaro
8
Language As Social Action: Social Psychology and Language Use
Social Psychology and Language Use Thomas M. Holtgraves. of the to-be- performed act (or the weightiness of the threat in Brown and Levinson's terms), the greater the likelihood that a speaker will opt for a more polite strategy. This must be ...
Thomas M. Holtgraves, 2001
9
Politeness in Language: Studies in Its History, Theory and ...
7 Three pairs of weightiness values and corresponding super-strategies may suffice here to indicate the general logic of this mechanism: - Minimal value: A minimal value of expected threat leads to a minimal transformation. Thus a low ...
Richard J. Watts, Sachiko Ide, Konrad Ehlich, 2005
10
Broadening the Horizon of Linguistic Politeness
Moreover, the acts in all four pairs had minimal weightiness (the values Power (P ), Social Distance (D) and Ranking of Imposition (R) were low, see Table 1), because the greater the weightiness the more indirect and longer the utterances  ...
Robin Tolmach Lakoff, Sachiko Ide, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WEIGHTINESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term weightiness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Picnic with the Pops turns scarlet, gray with OSU band
As the opening pieces, Khachaturian's grounded, deliberate lightness balanced Dvorak's crisp, spirited weightiness. Later in the program, Elgar's march was ... «Columbus Dispatch, Aug 15»
2
Hands On With Motorola's Stunning New X and G Phones
There's a nice, pleasant weightiness to the Moto X Pure Edition. Clear on the other side of the hand-feel spectrum is the Moto X Pure Edition ($399 unlocked for ... «Wired, Jul 15»
3
Weekend Reads: Two books to highlight Christ's glory
Comfort, approval, and security become gods to us, even though they lack the weightiness our souls demand. The solution is not to try harder (though effort is ... «World Magazine, Jul 15»
4
Misfit Bolt Review
By no means does it feel brittle, as the weightiness of the Misfit Bolt is apparent. And of course, it fits into any sort of fixture thanks to its standard electrical socket. «Phone Arena, Jul 15»
5
HydroVision International 2015 was a 'wicket' cool week enjoying …
The fine folks at Bonneville made the weightiness of hydro clearer to me. During the tour I was able to see massive wicket gates in one of the turbines in First ... «HydroWorld, Jul 15»
6
The Bearable Weightiness of Being
61pASF-GwkL._SL500_ I was restless this spring, edging manic. I think my kids noticed. One Thursday I checked them out of school for an impromptu road trip. «Patheos, Jul 15»
7
Failure The Heart is a Monster
Their spacey sound is still intact — see the atmospheric "Otherwhere" or the heavenly weightiness of "A.M. Amnesia" — with familiar tonal and lyrical tendencies ... «Exclaim!, Jun 15»
8
Dr. Mark Hyman: 5 Tips for Eating Healthy This Spring
Coming out of winter, it's common to feel a heavy weightiness from overindulging in sugar, coffee, starches and convenient comfort foods. These foods bring ... «EcoWatch, May 15»
9
Men in Tutus, Energy, and Experimentation in Oregon Ballet's IMPACT
It is a less luxurious and more immediate style of dance, one that does not shy away from the thematic cores of the pieces we see—the weightiness of historical ... «Portland Monthly, Apr 15»
10
Laura Marling - FUV Live - 2015
Her subsequent spiritual hiatus, her use of an electric guitar (which she describes as having a masculine weightiness) and even the decision to not work with ... «WFUV News, Apr 15»

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