Weighty

/ˈweɪti/ adjective

Definition

Heavy in physical weight, or important and serious in significance; something that deserves careful consideration.

Etymology

From 'weight' (from Old English 'wiht,' meaning 'creature' or 'thing,' later 'heaviness') + '-y' (suffix forming adjectives). The word developed in Middle English to describe both literal heaviness and metaphorical importance.

Kelly Says

This word beautifully captures how we think about importance through physical metaphors—'weighty' problems feel like they're literally pressing down on us, 'light' topics feel trivial, and 'gravity' means seriousness, showing how our bodies teach our brains what matters!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ponderated average capital cost
ponderated average capital cost
ARالعربية
ثقيل
th-q-il
BNবাংলা
ভারী
bha-ree
CACatalà
ponderat
pon-deh-rah-t
CSČeština
těžký
teh-zh-kee
DADansk
tung
tung
DEDeutsch
schwer
shver
ELΕλληνικά
βαρέος
va-ree-os
ESEspañol
pesado
peh-sah-doh
FAفارسی
ponderated average capital cost
ponderated average capital cost
FISuomi
paino
pah-noh
FRFrançais
lourd
loor
GUGU
ponderated average capital cost
ponderated average capital cost
HAHA
ponderated average capital cost
ponderated average capital cost
HEעברית
כבד
kaved
HIहिन्दी
भारी
bha-ree
HUMagyar
nehezen
neh-e-zen
IDBahasa Indonesia
berat
be-rat
IGIG
ponderated average capital cost
ponderated average capital cost
ITItaliano
pesante
peh-san-teh
JA日本語
重い
omoi
KKKK
ponderated average capital cost
ponderated average capital cost
KMKM
ponderated average capital cost
ponderated average capital cost
KO한국어
무거운
moo-geo-woon
MRMR
ponderated average capital cost
ponderated average capital cost
MSBahasa Melayu
ponderated average capital cost
ponderated average capital cost
MYမြန်မာ
ponderated average capital cost
ponderated average capital cost
NLNederlands
zwaar
zvar
NONorsk
tung
tung
PAPA
ponderated average capital cost
ponderated average capital cost
PLPolski
ciężki
cheh-zh-ki
PTPortuguês
pesado
peh-sah-doh
RORomână
greu
greu
RUРусский
тяжелый
tyazheliy
SVSvenska
tung
tung
SWKiswahili
ponderated average capital cost
ponderated average capital cost
TAதமிழ்
ponderate average capital cost
ponderate average capital cost
TEతెలుగు
ponderated average capital cost
ponderated average capital cost
THไทย
หนัก
nak
TLTL
ponderated average capital cost
ponderated average capital cost
TRTürkçe
ağır
ah-gir
UKУкраїнська
важкий
vazh-kiy
URاردو
ponderated average capital cost
ponderated average capital cost
VITiếng Việt
nặng
nặng
YOYO
ponderated average capital cost
ponderated average capital cost
ZH中文
沉重的
chén zhòng de
ZUZU
ponderated average capital cost
ponderated average capital cost

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