Antonyms for heaviness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : hev-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɛv i


Definition of heaviness

Origin :
  • Old English hefigness "heaviness, weight; burden, affliction; dullness, torpor;" see heavy + -ness.
  • noun burden
Example sentences :
  • Some of the heaviness of his spirit always left him at sight of the little house.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • But, what with the heat and with heaviness of spirit, he did not notice her depression until he rose.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • Life is pleasant enough to me; dull and full of heaviness to you.
  • Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
  • Mr. Quinn, when he was told of the heaviness of Henry's slumber, said "Let him lie on!"
  • Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
  • These were only light spells of heaviness, replete with vague charm that calmed her nerves.
  • Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola
  • Silence was again around him, almost tangible in its heaviness.
  • Extract from : « When the Sleepers Woke » by Arthur Leo Zagat
  • The burros halted now and then to rest, straining under the heaviness of their task.
  • Extract from : « The Plunderer » by Roy Norton
  • It would have been hard for Belle to explain just what the heaviness in her heart portended.
  • Extract from : « Rim o' the World » by B. M. Bower
  • An inattention to this rule has given a heaviness to the group before us.
  • Extract from : « The Works of William Hogarth: In a Series of Engravings » by John Trusler
  • Heaviness had suddenly come over me, heaviness of heart, and of body also.
  • Extract from : « Lavengro » by George Borrow

Synonyms for heaviness

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