† ponderityn.
Obsolete. rare.
= ponderosity n.
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the world > matter > properties of materials > weight or relative heaviness > [noun] > property of being heavy
peisea1382
heavinessa1400
ponderosity?a1425
pesanteur1480
ponderousnessc1484
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weightiness1539
heft1558
gravity1648
ponderity1656
pondure1661
luggage1667
ponderancy1667
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Ponderity, weightiness, heaviness, ponderosity.
1713 T. Rands Pax in Crumena 102 [He] is then exempted from the fear of drilling Holes in his Pockets with the Ponderity of his Darby.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020).
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