Weighty — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having relatively great weight; heavy

powerfully persuasive

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈeɪɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈeɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈeɪti/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈeɪɾi/.

Examples

a weighty load
a weighty package
a cogent argument

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

corpulent grievous rotund telling heavy obese cogent grave

Antonyms

weightless

Parts of Speech

adjective	having relatively great weight; heavy “a weighty load”
adjective	powerfully persuasive “a cogent argument”
adjective	of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought “grave responsibilities”
adjective	weighing heavily on the spirit; causing anxiety or worry “weighty problems”
adjective	excessively fat “a weighty man”

Word Forms

weightiness	noun	the property of being comparatively great in weight
weight	noun	the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
cogency	noun	persuasive relevance
graveness	noun	a manner that is serious and solemn
gravity	noun	a manner that is serious and solemn
corpulence	noun	the property of excessive fatness
obesity	noun	more than average fatness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gewichtig

relativ großes Gewicht haben; schwer

🇫🇷French

lourd

avoir un poids relativement important; lourd

🇪🇸Spanish

pesado

tener un peso relativamente grande; pesado

🇮🇹Italian

pesante

avere un peso relativamente grande; pesante

🇳🇱Dutch

zwaar

met een relatief groot gewicht; zwaar

🇵🇹Portuguese

pesado

tendo peso relativamente grande; pesado

🇷🇺Russian

весомый

имеющие относительно большой вес; тяжелый

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रभावपूर्ण

अपेक्षाकृत अधिक वजन होना; भारी

🇧🇩Bengali

ওজনদার

তুলনামূলকভাবে মহান ওজন আছে; ভারী

🇮🇳Tamil

கனமான

ஒப்பீட்டளவில் பெரிய எடை கொண்டது; கனமான

🇮🇳Telugu

బరువైన

సాపేక్షంగా గొప్ప బరువు కలిగి ఉండటం; భారీ

🇮🇳Marathi

वजनदार

तुलनेने मोठे वजन असणे; जड

🇮🇳Gujarati

વજનદાર

પ્રમાણમાં મહાન વજન ધરાવે છે; ભારે

🇮🇳Kannada

ತೂಕದ

ತುಲನಾತ್ಮಕವಾಗಿ ದೊಡ್ಡ ತೂಕವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ; ಭಾರೀ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭാരമുള്ള

താരതമ്യേന വലിയ ഭാരം ഉള്ളത്; കനത്ത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਾਰਾ

ਮੁਕਾਬਲਤਨ ਬਹੁਤ ਵੱਡਾ ਭਾਰ ਹੋਣਾ; ਭਾਰੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

وزنی

نسبتاً زیادہ وزن ہونا؛ بھاری

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

重

具有相对较大的重量；重的

🇯🇵Japanese

重い

比較的大きな重量を有する。重い

🇰🇷Korean

무거운

상대적으로 큰 무게를 가지고 있습니다. 무거운

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nặng nề

có trọng lượng tương đối lớn; nặng

🇹🇭Thai

มีน้ำหนัก

มีน้ำหนักค่อนข้างมาก หนัก

🇮🇩Indonesian

berat

memiliki bobot yang relatif besar; berat

🇵🇭Filipino

mabigat

pagkakaroon ng medyo malaking timbang; mabigat

🇲🇾Malay

berat

mempunyai berat yang agak besar; berat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ثقيل

وجود وزن كبير نسبيا. ثقيل

🇮🇷Persian

وزین

داشتن وزن نسبتاً زیاد؛ سنگین

🇹🇷Turkish

ağır

nispeten büyük bir ağırlığa sahip; ağır

🇮🇱Hebrew

כָּבֵד

בעל משקל גדול יחסית; כָּבֵד

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