heavy-heartedness

noun

sadness, depression, or melancholy.

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Meanings

nounheavy-heartedness (uncountable)
  1. uncountablesadness, depression, or melancholy.

    After a month or two of heavy-heartedness, I told myself, Time out, David. When your car breaks down, you see a mechanic, when you need money, you go to the bank; so when you can't figure out what's going on in your head, go find a shrink.

    2003, David M. Delo, Beyond the Tears and Laughter: Insights from a Manic Depressive, →ISBN, page 99

Origin

From heavy-hearted + -ness.

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APA

heavy-heartedness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heavy-heartedness

MLA

“heavy-heartedness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heavy-heartedness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heavy-heartedness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heavy-heartedness.

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