Etymology

ponderousness

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Today it means: The quality of being ponderous. Full definition →

Middle English ponderusnes
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromponderusnes
  2. English todayponderousness

From Middle English ponderusnes, equivalent to ponderous + -ness.

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