weightiness
Example Sentences
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Compter suggests quantifiable weight, and importer can also suggest metaphorical weightiness, as in “a matter of import.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
And he advised jurors to focus on the weightiness of their task.
From Washington Post • Apr. 2, 2023
It’s light, as I said, for all the weightiness of its subject — but entertaining, nonetheless.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2022
But the weightiness of that perception isn’t evident in the band’s interactions, which are full of bits and loving roasts.
From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2022
Pappa said “everything” with a meaningful weightiness, and Rishi nodded solemnly, knowing what he meant.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
