heaviness

Meanings

• Adjective

  The quality of being heavy, or the state of being weighed down.

• Noun

  The emotional weight or burden of a situation.

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈhɛvɪnəs/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with heaviness
grime , prime , crime , mime , time

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Variants

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heavier , heaviest , heaviness , heavinesses , heavy

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Etymology

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From Old English hēah, 'high,' and weg, 'way,' meaning 'heavy' or 'weighty.'

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Trivia

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1. The term 'heaviness' is often used in the context of music genres such as heavy metal, hard rock, and doom metal.

2. The heaviest known substance is osmium, with a density of 22.59 g/cm³.

3. The term 'heaviness' is sometimes used metaphorically in the context of intellectual or moral issues, as in 'the weight of a moral dilemma.'

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Related Concepts

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1. Weight: The force that pulls objects towards the ground, measured in newtons.

2. Mass: The amount of matter in an object, measured in kilograms or grams.

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Culture

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In literature, 'heaviness' is often used metaphorically to describe emotional burdens, as in T.S. Eliot's 'The Waste Land': 'I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.' In art, 'heaviness' can refer to the physical weight or density of materials, as in sculpture or painting. In music, 'heaviness' is often associated with loud, intense sounds, as in heavy metal music.

How to Memorize "heaviness"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a heavy object, such as a rock or a weightlifting barbell, to remember the meaning of 'heaviness' as a physical quality.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'heaviness' with feelings of burden or emotional weight to remember its metaphorical meaning.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the acronym H-E-A-V-I-N-E-S: 'Heavy Emotions Are Very Intense, Not Easy to Shed' to remember the metaphorical meaning of 'heaviness'.

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