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   heaviness

   /ˈhɛvɪnɪs/

   noun

   • 1. the quality of having great weight: "Olivia felt the heaviness of her backpack"
   • ▪ a feeling of being weighed down, especially by weariness: "a persistent feeling of lethargy and heaviness"
   • 2. great density or thickness: "the heaviness of the paint"
   • ▪ lack of delicacy or grace; coarseness: "a certain heaviness of style"
   • ▪ the quality of food being hard to digest: "a vanilla ice cream that is unmistakably English in its heaviness and extreme creaminess"
   • 3. a state of being greater in amount, force, or intensity than usual: "the heaviness of the rains in the valley caused flooding"
   • ▪ the quality of being oppressive or overpowering to the senses: "the heaviness of a hop aroma"
   • ▪ (in relation to rock music) the quality of having a strong bass component and a forceful rhythm: "the total heaviness of much of this record"
   • 4. the quality of being very important or serious: "a few cartoon gags were introduced into the film to lighten its heaviness"
   • ▪ a mentally oppressive feeling, especially of sadness or grief: "he felt the heaviness of loss as he watched her go"

   Scrabble Points: 15

   • H

     4

   • E

     1

   • A

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   • V

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   • I

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   • N

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   • E

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