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ponderousness
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.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | ponderousness - an oppressive quality that is laborious and solemn and lacks grace or fluency; "a book so serious that it sometimes subsided into ponderousness"; "his lectures tend to heaviness and repetition"heavinessuninterestingness - inability to capture or hold one's interest | | 2. | ponderousness - the property of being large in massheft, ponderosity, heftiness, massivenessheaviness, weightiness - the property of being comparatively great in weight; "the heaviness of lead" |
ponderousnessnounThe state or quality of being physically heavy:heaviness, heftiness, massiveness, ponderosity, weight, weightiness.Informal: avoirdupois.Translations
ponderousness
Synonyms for ponderousnessnoun the state or quality of being physically heavySynonyms- heaviness
- heftiness
- massiveness
- ponderosity
- weight
- weightiness
- avoirdupois
Synonyms for ponderousnessnoun an oppressive quality that is laborious and solemn and lacks grace or fluencySynonymsRelated Wordsnoun the property of being large in massSynonyms- heft
- ponderosity
- heftiness
- massiveness
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