Antonyms for heaviness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : hev-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɛv i |
Definition of heaviness
Origin :- Old English hefigness "heaviness, weight; burden, affliction; dullness, torpor;" see heavy + -ness.
- noun burden
- Some of the heaviness of his spirit always left him at sight of the little house.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- But, what with the heat and with heaviness of spirit, he did not notice her depression until he rose.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- Life is pleasant enough to me; dull and full of heaviness to you.
- Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
- Mr. Quinn, when he was told of the heaviness of Henry's slumber, said "Let him lie on!"
- Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
- These were only light spells of heaviness, replete with vague charm that calmed her nerves.
- Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola
- Silence was again around him, almost tangible in its heaviness.
- Extract from : « When the Sleepers Woke » by Arthur Leo Zagat
- The burros halted now and then to rest, straining under the heaviness of their task.
- Extract from : « The Plunderer » by Roy Norton
- It would have been hard for Belle to explain just what the heaviness in her heart portended.
- Extract from : « Rim o' the World » by B. M. Bower
- An inattention to this rule has given a heaviness to the group before us.
- Extract from : « The Works of William Hogarth: In a Series of Engravings » by John Trusler
- Heaviness had suddenly come over me, heaviness of heart, and of body also.
- Extract from : « Lavengro » by George Borrow
Synonyms for heaviness
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