New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Weighty — Weight y, a. [Compar. {Weightier}; superl. {Weightiest}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Having weight; heavy; ponderous; as, a weighty body. [1913 Webster] 2. Adapted to turn the balance in the mind, or to convince; important; forcible; serious; momentous.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
weighty — [adj1] heavy burdensome, cumbersome, cumbrous, dense, fat, fleshy, hefty, massive, obese, overweight, ponderous, porcine, portly, stout; concept 491 Ant. light, small, thin, unsubstantial weighty [adj2] serious, important big, big deal*,… … New thesaurus
weighty — [wātē] adj. weightier, weightiest 1. having much weight; very heavy; ponderous 2. burdensome; oppressive [weighty responsibilities] 3. of great significance or moment; serious [weighty matters of state] 4. of great influence, power, importance,… … English World dictionary
weighty — index cogent, compelling, consequential (substantial), critical (crucial), determinative, dominant … Law dictionary
weighty — important, serious, grave, late 15c., from WEIGHT (Cf. weight) + Y (Cf. y) (2) … Etymology dictionary
weighty — *heavy, ponderous, cumbrous, cumbersome, hefty Analogous words: *onerous, burdensome, oppressive, exacting … New Dictionary of Synonyms
weighty — ► ADJECTIVE (weightier, weightiest) 1) weighing a great deal; heavy. 2) very serious and important. 3) very influential. DERIVATIVES weightily adverb weightiness noun … English terms dictionary
weighty — [[t]we͟ɪti[/t]] weightier, weightiest 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If you describe something such as an issue or a decision as weighty, you mean that it is serious or important. [FORMAL] Surely such weighty matters merit a higher level of debate? Syn … English dictionary
weighty — adjective 1) a weighty tome Syn: heavy, thick, bulky, hefty, cumbersome, ponderous See note at heavy Ant: light 2) a weighty subject Sy … Thesaurus of popular words
weighty — UK [ˈweɪtɪ] / US adjective Word forms weighty : adjective weighty comparative weightier superlative weightiest 1) serious and important a weighty issue/matter/question 2) heavy a weighty box Derived words: weightily adverb weightiness noun… … English dictionary
