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View usage for: (pɒndərəs) 1. adjectivePonderous writing or speech is very serious, uses more words than necessary, and is rather dull. [disapproval] He had a dense, ponderous style. Synonyms: dull, laboured, pedestrian, dreary More Synonyms of ponderous ponderously adverb [ADVERB with verb] Lewis’s style as historian and critic is never dull or ponderously academic. 2. adjectiveA movement or action that is ponderous is very slow or clumsy. [written] His steps were heavy and ponderous. ponderously adverb [ADVERB with verb] Wilson shifted ponderously in his chair. More Synonyms of ponderous ponderous in British English (ˈpɒndərəs) adjective1. of great weight; heavy; huge 2. (esp of movement) lacking ease or lightness; awkward, lumbering, or graceless 3. dull or laborious a ponderous oration Derived forms ponderously (ˈponderously) adverb ponderousness (ˈponderousness) or ponderosity (ˌpɒndəˈrɒsɪtɪ) noun Word origin C14: from Latin ponderōsus of great weight, from pondus weight ponderous in American English (ˈpɑndərəs) adjective2. unwieldy because of weight 3. that seems heavy; bulky; massive 4. labored and dull a ponderous joke SIMILAR WORDS: ˈheavy Derived forms ponderously (ˈponderously) adverb ponderousness (ˈponderousness) noun or ˌponderˈosity (ˈpɑndərˈɑsəti) Word origin ME < L ponderosus < pondus, a weight: see pound 3Examples of 'ponderous' in a sentenceponderous In other languagesponderous British English: ponderous ADJECTIVE Ponderous writing or speech is very serious, uses more words than necessary, and is rather dull. He had a dense, ponderous style. - American English: ponderous
- Brazilian Portuguese: pesado
- Chinese: > 冗长沉闷的文章、话语
- European Spanish: pesado
- French: lourd
- German: schwerfällig
- Italian: pesante
- Japanese: 冗長な
- Korean: 장황한
- European Portuguese: pesado
- Latin American Spanish: pesado
Definition serious and dull He had a dense, ponderous writing style. Definition (of movement) slow and clumsy He strolled about with a ponderous, heavy gait. Synonyms heavy-footed unco (Australian, slang) Opposites light , graceful , light-footed Definition heavy or huge a huge, ponderous vehicle Synonyms clunky (informal) cumbrous Opposites little , small , light , tiny , handy , weightless Additional synonymsDefinition clumsy or ungainly She made an awkward gesture with her hands. Synonyms clumsy, stiff, rude, blundering, coarse, bungling, lumbering, inept, unskilled, bumbling, unwieldy, ponderous, ungainly, gauche, gawky, uncouth, unrefined, artless, inelegant, uncoordinated, graceless, cack-handed (informal), unpolished, clownish, oafish, inexpert, maladroit, all thumbs, ungraceful, skill-less, unskilful, butterfingered (informal), unhandy, ham-fisted or ham-handed (informal), unco (Australian, slang) Definition very large and massive, esp. so as to be unwieldy a bulky man with balding hair Synonyms large, big, huge, heavy, massive, enormous, substantial, immense, mega (slang), very large, mammoth, colossal, cumbersome, weighty, hulking, unwieldy, ponderous, voluminous, unmanageable, elephantine, massy, ginormous (informal), humongous or humungous (informal) Definition awkward because of size or shape Although the machine looks cumbersome, it is easy to use. Synonyms awkward, heavy, hefty (informal), clumsy, bulky, weighty, impractical, inconvenient, burdensome, unmanageable, clunky (informal), cumbrous - ponce
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Additional synonymsDefinition dull or uninteresting They live such dreary lives. Synonyms dull, boring, tedious, routine, drab, tiresome, lifeless, monotonous, humdrum, colourless, uneventful, uninteresting, mind-numbing, ho-hum (informal), wearisome, as dry as dust Definition like an elephant, esp. in being huge, clumsy, or ponderous His legs were elephantine. Synonyms massive, great, huge, heavy, giant, enormous, immense, lumbering, gigantic, monstrous, mammoth, bulky, colossal, weighty, hulking, laborious, ponderous, gargantuan, humongous or humungous (informal) Definition lacking elegance a graceless pirouette Synonyms inelegant, forced, awkward, clumsy, ungainly, unco (Australian, slang) Definition clumsy and slow I struggle to raise eyelids still heavy with sleep. Synonyms sluggish, slow, dull, wooden, stupid, inactive, inert, apathetic, drowsy, listless, indolent, torpid, hevE Definition of comparatively great weight He was carrying a very heavy load. Synonyms weighty, large, massive, hefty, bulky, ponderous, hevE Definition large in size, weight, or amount The gritty foursome took turns shouldering the hefty load every five minutes. Synonyms heavy, large, massive, substantial, tremendous, awkward, ample, bulky, colossal, cumbersome, weighty, unwieldy, ponderousDefinition extremely large Several painters were working on a huge piece of canvas. Synonyms enormous, great, giant, large, massive, vast, extensive, tremendous, immense, mega (slang), titanic, jumbo (informal), gigantic, monumental (informal), mammoth, bulky, colossal, mountainous, stellar (informal), prodigious, stupendous, gargantuan, elephantine, ginormous (informal), Brobdingnagian, humongous or humungous (informal) a laborious prose style Synonyms forced, laboured, strained, ponderous, not fluent The prose of his official communications was so laboured, pompous and verbose. Synonyms contrived, studied, affected, awkward, unnatural, overdone, ponderous, overwroughtDefinition lacking liveliness or animation His novels are shallow and lifeless. Synonyms dull, cold, flat, hollow, heavy, slow, wooden, stiff, passive, static, pointless, sluggish, lacklustre, lethargic, colourless, listless, torpid, spiritlessAdditional synonymsDefinition tiresomely long The manifesto is long-winded and repetitious. Synonyms rambling, prolonged, lengthy, tedious, diffuse, tiresome, wordy, long-drawn-out, garrulous, discursive, repetitious, overlong, verbose, prolixHe overtook a lumbering lorry. Synonyms awkward, heavy, blundering, bumbling, hulking, unwieldy, ponderous, ungainly, elephantine, heavy-footed, lubberlyDefinition (of objects) large, bulky, heavy, and usually solid a massive steam boat Synonyms huge, great, big, heavy, imposing, vast, enormous, solid, impressive, substantial, extensive, monster, immense, hefty, titanic, gigantic, monumental (informal), whacking (informal), mammoth, bulky, colossal, whopping (informal), weighty, stellar (informal), hulking, ponderous, gargantuan, elephantine, ginormous (informal), humongous or humungous (informal), supersize Definition dull or commonplace His style is so pedestrian that the book is really boring. Synonyms dull, flat, ordinary, boring, commonplace, mundane, mediocre, plodding, banal, prosaic, run-of-the-mill, humdrum, unimaginative, uninteresting, uninspired, ho-hum (informal), no great shakes (informal), half-pie (New Zealand, informal) Definition (of a speech or piece of writing) overlong and boring Synonyms long-winded, long, boring, prolonged, lengthy, rambling, tedious, protracted, diffuse, tiresome, spun out, dragged out, wordy, long-drawn-out, discursive, verbose, digressive, full of verbiage Definition (of speech, writing, or behaviour) formal or pompous His delivery was stilted and occasionally stumbling. Synonyms stiff, forced, wooden, laboured, artificial, inflated, constrained, unnatural, high-flown, pompous, pretentious, pedantic, bombastic, grandiloquent, high-sounding, arty-farty (informal), fustian Definition (of a person) dull, serious, or excessively formal stodgy old fogies Synonyms dull, boring, stuffy, formal, tedious, tiresome, staid, unimaginative, turgid, uninspired, unexciting, ho-hum, heavy going, fuddy-duddy (informal), dull as ditchwater Definition boring and uninteresting the tedious business of line-by-line programming Synonyms boring, dull, dreary, monotonous, tiring, annoying, fatiguing, drab, banal, tiresome, lifeless, prosaic, laborious, humdrum, uninteresting, long-drawn-out, mind-numbing, irksome, unexciting, soporific, ho-hum (informal), vapid, wearisome, deadly dull, prosy, dreich (Scottish) Definition boring and irritating My neighbour is petty and tiresome. Synonyms boring, annoying, irritating, trying, wearing, dull, tedious, exasperating, monotonous, laborious, uninteresting, irksome, wearisome, vexatiousDefinition using more words than is necessary When drunk, he becomes pompous and verbose. Synonyms long-winded, wordy, garrulous, windy, diffuse, prolix, tautological, circumlocutory, periphrastic, pleonasticAdditional synonymsDefinition very heavy Simon lifted a weighty volume from the shelf. Synonyms heavy, massive, dense, hefty (informal), cumbersome, ponderous, burdensome |