Antonyms for weighty

Grammar : Adj

Spell : wey-tee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈweɪ ti

Definition of weighty

Origin : "important, serious, grave," late 15c., from weight + -y (2).

adj heavy
adj serious, important
adj troublesome, difficult

Example sentences :

"Let them be supplied with all that is heavy and weighty in the ship," said Sir Nigel.
Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle

He brought his chair to a level and pounded the desk with a weighty fist.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

And if they essay to do so, why should not my word be at least as weighty as theirs?
Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic

But Mr Tite Barnacle was a buttoned-up man, and consequently a weighty one.
Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

His words on the subject are weighty, and worthy of being held in remembrance.
Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles

Her feet were refusing to carry her, leaden and weighty as they seemed.
Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter

Sticks and stones, large and weighty, are hurled at him from all sides.
Extract from : « Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) » by William Delisle Hay

The language is weighty, abrupt, and in some passages sublime.
Extract from : « Timaeus » by Plato

"Not for me, thank you," said Harriet, after a weighty pause.
Extract from : « Where Angels Fear to Tread » by E. M. Forster

Your message will have need to be a weighty one, sir, to earn our patience for your impertinence.
Extract from : « Love-at-Arms » by Raphael Sabatini

Synonyms for weighty

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