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PONDEROUSNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The property of being large in mass
Synonyms:
heft; heftiness; massiveness; ponderosity; ponderousness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("ponderousness" is a kind of...):
heaviness; weightiness (the property of being comparatively great in weight)
Derivation:
ponderous (having great mass and weight and unwieldiness)
ponderous (slow and laborious because of weight)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An oppressive quality that is laborious and solemn and lacks grace or fluency
Example:
his lectures tend to heaviness and repetition
Synonyms:
heaviness; ponderousness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("ponderousness" is a kind of...):
uninterestingness (inability to capture or hold one's interest)
Derivation:
ponderous (labored and dull)
