Meaning

3 senses
  1. Having a lot of weight; heavy.

    wichtig

    тяжёлыйtjažólyj

    having relatively great weight; heavy

  2. (figuratively)Important; serious; not trivial or petty.

    a weighty argument

    schwergewichtig

  3. Rigorous; severe; afflictive.

    wichtig

Examples

3 sentences
  1. That's a weighty argument.

    ruЭто весомый аргумент.

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  2. A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.

    ruТяжёл камень, увесист и песок; но гнев глупца тяжелее их обоих.

    deStein ist schwer und Sand ist Last, aber des Narren Zorn ist schwerer denn die beiden.

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  3. The Senate is expected to adjourn later this week, leaving weighty issues unaddressed and major legislation in limbo.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
heavy:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
heavy:
important; serious:

Origin

From Middle English weighti, weghti, wighti, equivalent to weight + -y.

From Middle English weighti, weghti, wighti, equivalent to weight + -y.

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Forms

weightier, weightiest
Comparativeweightier Lesson
Superlativeweightiest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

29 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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