heaviness
- IPA[ˈhɛvɪnɪs]
英式
- the quality of having great weight；a feeling of being weighed down, especially by weariness
noun: heaviness
- 釋義
名詞
- 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 a sudden heaviness overpowers me
- 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 heaviness of their earlier defeat
- ▪ the quality of being oppressive or overpowering to the senses the heaviness of a hop aroma the heaviness of the dark wood panelling
- ▪ (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 heaviness of heart
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- IPA[ˈhevēnəs]
美式
- the quality of having great weight: Olivia felt the heaviness of her backpack
Oxford American Dictionary
