sweight

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/sweɪt/

noun

A portion or amount; the greatest amount or the greater part of anything; a multitude; a great number or quantity.

“main sweight”

OriginMiddle English sweyght →
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Meanings

nounsweight (plural sweights)

plural sweights · alternative Northern England Scotland swecht · alternative Scotland sweicht · alternative Scotland swelch · alternative Scotland swelth

  1. Northern EnglandScotlandUKdialectalA portion or amount; the greatest amount or the greater part of anything; a multitude; a great number or quantity.

    main sweight

  2. Northern EnglandScotlandUKdialectalThe force of a moving object or body in motion; violence.
  3. ScotlandUKdialectalA rush; an impetus; a burden, weight, or force.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishsweiȝen“to sway”
  2. Middle Englishsweyght
  3. Englishsweight

From Middle English sweyght, derivative of Middle English sweiȝen (“to sway”), equivalent to sway + -t (abstract nominal suffix).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sweight

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Anagrams

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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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