HyperDic: ponderousness

English > 2 senses of the word ponderousness:
NOUNattributeponderousness, heavinessan oppressive quality that is laborious and solemn and lacks grace or fluency
attributeponderousness, heft, heftiness, massiveness, ponderositythe property of being large in mass
English > ponderousness: 2 senses > noun 1, attribute
MeaningAn oppressive quality that is laborious and solemn and lacks grace or fluency.
Example"a book so serious that it sometimes subsided into ponderousness"
Synonymheaviness
Broaderuninterestingnessinability to capture or hold one's interest
Adjectivesponderouslabored and dull / dull
English > ponderousness: 2 senses > noun 2, attribute
MeaningThe property of being large in mass.
Synonymsheft, heftiness, massiveness, ponderosity
Broaderheaviness, weightinessThe property of being comparatively great in weight
Spanishponderosidad
Adjectivesponderousslow and laborious because of weight
ponderoushaving great mass and weight and unwieldiness

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