Etymology

heaviness

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Today it means: The state of being heavy; weight, weightiness, force of impact or gravity. Full definition →

Middle English hevynesse ← Old English hefiġnes
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  1. Old English · inherited fromhefiġnes“heaviness”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromhevynesse
  3. English todayheaviness

From Middle English hevynesse, from Old English hefiġnes (“heaviness”). Equivalent to heavy + -ness.

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