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
With the parameters in mind, with the weightiness felt, many pans never get written — more than you’d likely ever imagine.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2022
In Part 2, Francine takes off for the beach to absorb the weightiness of it all.
From Washington Post • Dec. 15, 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
But the woman was his daughter, and she had drawn to herself all his conviction, all his weightiness.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
