Meanings
nounweightfulness (uncountable)
- uncountableThe quality or state of being weightful; heaviness; gravity.
I haven't time to look the matter up as to how it can be done — the more as I am so soon to escape its appalling weightfulness !
1903, Grand Army of the Republic1 more example
Through his will to extend himself upward and away from gravity, the dancer counteracts weightfulness and creates a balance of upward-ness.
2005, Alwin Nikolais, Murray Louis, The Nikolais/Louis Dance Technique - uncountableWeightiness; importance.
That is, the weightfulness of hospitality and protection, you see, by you, given to somebody else, your divine quality of -- being able to protect other men's lives has fast disappeared from your hearts.
1997, Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy, Circulation of Thought - 1949
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Afrikaans swaartekrag
- swaartekragquality or state of being weightful
Arabic جَاذِبِيَّة
- جَاذِبِيَّة (jāḏibiyya)quality or state of being weightful
Basque grabitazio
- grabitazioquality or state of being weightful
Bulgarian притегляне, гравита́ция
- притеглянеquality or state of being weightful
- гравита́ция (gravitácija)quality or state of being weightful
Catalan gravetat
- gravetatquality or state of being weightful
Chinese Mandarin 重力
- 重力 (zhònglì)quality or state of being weightful
Czech gravitace
- gravitacequality or state of being weightful
Danish gravitation, tyngdekraft
- gravitationquality or state of being weightful
- tyngdekraftquality or state of being weightful
Dutch gravitatie, zwaartekracht
- gravitatiequality or state of being weightful
- zwaartekrachtquality or state of being weightful
Esperanto gravito
- gravitoquality or state of being weightful
Estonian gravitatsioon
- gravitatsioonquality or state of being weightful
Finnish painovoima, gravitaatio
- painovoimaquality or state of being weightful
- gravitaatioquality or state of being weightful
French gravité, pesanteur
- gravitéquality or state of being weightful
- pesanteurquality or state of being weightful
German Erdanziehung, Gravitation
- Erdanziehungquality or state of being weightful
- Gravitationquality or state of being weightful
Greek βαρύτητα
- βαρύτητα (varýtita)quality or state of being weightful
Hebrew כְּבִידָה, משיכה
- כְּבִידָהquality or state of being weightful
- משיכה (meshikhá)quality or state of being weightful
Hindi गुरुत्वाकर्षण, गुरुत्व
- गुरुत्वाकर्षण (gurutvākarṣaṇ)quality or state of being weightful
- गुरुत्व (gurutva)quality or state of being weightful
Hungarian nehézségi erő, gravitáció
- nehézségi erőquality or state of being weightful
- gravitációquality or state of being weightful
Icelandic þyngdarafl, aðdráttarafl
- þyngdaraflquality or state of being weightful
- aðdráttaraflquality or state of being weightful
Indonesian gaya berat, gaya tarik bumi
- gaya beratquality or state of being weightful
- gaya tarik bumiquality or state of being weightful
Irish domhantharraingt
- domhantharraingtquality or state of being weightful
Italian gravità
- gravitàquality or state of being weightful
Japanese 重力
- 重力 (jūryoku)quality or state of being weightful
Korean 중력
- 중력 (jungnyeok)quality or state of being weightful
Latin gravitās
- gravitāsquality or state of being weightful
Latvian gravitācija
- gravitācijaquality or state of being weightful
Lithuanian gravitacija
- gravitacijaquality or state of being weightful
Malay daya berat
- daya beratquality or state of being weightful
Māori tōāpapa
- tōāpapaquality or state of being weightful
Norwegian Bokmål tyngdekraft
- tyngdekraftquality or state of being weightful
Persian جاذبه, گرانش
- جاذبه (jâzebe)quality or state of being weightful
- گرانش (gerâneš)quality or state of being weightful
Polish ciążenie, przyciąganie (ziemskie)
- ciążeniequality or state of being weightful
- przyciąganie (ziemskie)quality or state of being weightful
Portuguese gravidade
- gravidadequality or state of being weightful
Punjabi ਗੁਰੂਤਾ ਖਿੱਚ, ਗੁਰੁਤਾਕਰਸ਼ਣ
- ਗੁਰੂਤਾ ਖਿੱਚ (gurūtā khicca)quality or state of being weightful
- ਗੁਰੁਤਾਕਰਸ਼ਣ (gurutākraśaṇ)quality or state of being weightful
Romanian gravitație
- gravitațiequality or state of being weightful
Russian притяже́ние, тяготе́ние
- притяже́ниеquality or state of being weightful
- тяготе́ние (tjagoténije)quality or state of being weightful
- гравита́ция (gravitácija)quality or state of being weightful
Slovak gravitácia, priťažlivosť
- gravitáciaquality or state of being weightful
- priťažlivosťquality or state of being weightful
- gravitačná priťažlivosťquality or state of being weightful
Spanish gravedad, pesadura
- gravedadquality or state of being weightful
- pesaduraquality or state of being weightful
Swahili graviti
- gravitiquality or state of being weightful
Swedish gravitation, tyngdkraft
- gravitationquality or state of being weightful
- tyngdkraftquality or state of being weightful
Tagalog grabedad, hilabigat
- grabedadquality or state of being weightful
- hilabigatquality or state of being weightful
Tamil புவியீர்ப்புசக்தி
- புவியீர்ப்புசக்தி (puviyīrppucakti)quality or state of being weightful
Thai แรงโน้มถ่วง, แรงดึงดูด
- แรงโน้มถ่วง (rɛɛng-nóom-tùuang)quality or state of being weightful
- แรงดึงดูด (rɛɛng-dʉng-dùut)quality or state of being weightful
Turkish kütle çekimi
- kütle çekimiquality or state of being weightful
Ukrainian притяга́ння, тяжі́ння
- притяга́ння (prytjahánnja)quality or state of being weightful
- тяжі́ння (tjažínnja)quality or state of being weightful
- гравіта́ція (hravitácija)quality or state of being weightful
Vietnamese trọng lực
- trọng lựcquality or state of being weightful
Welsh disgyrchiant
- disgyrchiantquality or state of being weightful
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weightfulness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weightfulness
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“weightfulness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weightfulness. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “weightfulness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weightfulness.
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