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ponderous
pon·der·ous P0436800 (pŏn′dər-əs)adj.1. Having great weight: "The new metal ... was denser, more ponderous than gold" (Oliver Sacks).2. a. Slow and labored because of great bulk or weight: "The massive turtle ... trudged on resolutely, making good time for such a labored and ponderous gait" (Rick Bass).b. Difficult to maneuver or control because of great bulk or weight: ponderous luggage.c. Slow or difficult to manage, especially because of complexity: ponderous legal procedures.3. Dull and lacking grace or fluency: a ponderous speech. See Synonyms at heavy.
[Middle English, from Old French pondereux, from Latin ponderōsus, from pondus, ponder-, weight; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.]
pon′der·ous·ly adv.pon′der·ous·ness, pon′der·os′i·ty (-ŏs′ĭ-tē) n.ponderous (ˈpɒndərəs) adj1. of great weight; heavy; huge2. (esp of movement) lacking ease or lightness; awkward, lumbering, or graceless3. dull or laborious: a ponderous oration. [C14: from Latin ponderōsus of great weight, from pondus weight] ˈponderously adv ˈponderousness, ponderosity npon•der•ous (ˈpɒn dər əs)
adj. 1. of great weight; heavy; massive: a ponderous creature. 2. awkward or unwieldy. 3. dull and labored: a ponderous dissertation. [1375–1425 (< Middle French ponderos, pondereuse) < Latin ponderōsus. See ponder, -ous] pon′der•ous•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | ponderous - slow and laborious because of weight; "the heavy tread of tired troops"; "moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot"; "ponderous prehistoric beasts"; "a ponderous yawn"lumbering, heavyheavy-footed - (of movement) lacking ease or lightness; "his tired heavy-footed walk" | | 2. | ponderous - having great mass and weight and unwieldiness; "a ponderous stone"; "a ponderous burden"; "ponderous weapons"heavy - of comparatively great physical weight or density; "a heavy load"; "lead is a heavy metal"; "heavy mahogany furniture" | | 3. | ponderous - labored and dull; "a ponderous speech"uninteresting - arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement; "a very uninteresting account of her trip" |
ponderousadjective1. dull, laboured, pedestrian, dreary, heavy, tedious, plodding, tiresome, lifeless, stilted, stodgy, pedantic, long-winded, verbose, prolix He had a dense, ponderous writing style.2. clumsy, awkward, lumbering, laborious, graceless, elephantine, heavy-footed He strolled about with a ponderous, heavy gait.
clumsy light, graceful, light-footedponderousadjective1. Having a relatively great weight:heavy, heavyweight, hefty, massive, weighty.2. Unwieldy or clumsy, especially due to excess weight:cumbersome, cumbrous, heavy, lumpish, lumpy.3. Lacking fluency or gracefulness:elephantine, heavy-handed, labored.Translations
ponderous
Related to ponderous: thesaurus, brusqueSynonyms for ponderousadj dullSynonyms- dull
- laboured
- pedestrian
- dreary
- heavy
- tedious
- plodding
- tiresome
- lifeless
- stilted
- stodgy
- pedantic
- long-winded
- verbose
- prolix
adj clumsySynonyms- clumsy
- awkward
- lumbering
- laborious
- graceless
- elephantine
- heavy-footed
Antonyms- light
- graceful
- light-footed
Synonyms for ponderousadj having a relatively great weightSynonyms- heavy
- heavyweight
- hefty
- massive
- weighty
adj unwieldy or clumsy, especially due to excess weightSynonyms- cumbersome
- cumbrous
- heavy
- lumpish
- lumpy
adj lacking fluency or gracefulnessSynonyms- elephantine
- heavy-handed
- labored
Synonyms for ponderousadj slow and laborious because of weightSynonymsRelated Wordsadj having great mass and weight and unwieldinessRelated Wordsadj labored and dullRelated Words |