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heaviness

noun
/ˈhɛvɪnəs/

Etymology

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

  1. inherited from hefiġnes — “heaviness”
  2. inherited from hevynesse

Definitions

  1. The state of being heavy

    The state of being heavy; weight, weightiness, force of impact or gravity.

    • This figure, immobile and static in his heaviness, was assumed to be deeply asleep and therefore to introduce a note of humorous anecdotality to what should have been a tragic scene.

  2. Oppression

    Oppression; dejectedness, sadness; low spirits.

    • Firſt got vvith guile, and then preſeru'd vvith dread, / And after ſpent with pride and lauiſhneſſe, / Leauing behind them griefe and heauineſſe.
    • By ſo much the more ſhall I to-morrovv be at the height of heart-heavineſs.
    • [W]hen man ſigheth, (as the Apoſtle ſaith) as burthened vvith inviſcerate intereſts, longing to put on this pure ſpirituall veſture of Filiall love, this kind of heavineſſe of ſpirit, may be ſaid to make his love vveight in heaven; […]

  3. Drowsiness.

    • The ſtrangeneſs of your ſtory put / Heavineſs in me.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at heaviness. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01heaviness02impact03impinging04impinge05interfere06involve07troublesome08anxiety09oppression

A definitional loop anchored at heaviness. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at heaviness

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA