avoirdupois

1 of 2

noun

av·oir·du·pois ˌa-vər-də-ˈpȯiz How to pronounce avoirdupois (audio)

ˈa-vər-də-ˌpȯiz

: avoirdupois weight

: weight, heaviness

especially : personal weight

avoirdupois

2 of 2

adjective

: expressed in avoirdupois weight

one ounce avoirdupois

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When "avoirdupois" first appeared in English in the 15th century, it carried a meaning of "goods sold by weight," which is also the meaning of its Middle English predecessor, "avoir de pois." That term derives from an Anglo-French phrase meaning "goods of weight." Today, "avoirdupois" most commonly refers to the system of weight measurement used for general merchandise, in which the pound is equal to 16 ounces, the ounce 16 drams, and the dram 27.344 grains. (Some other weight systems are apothecaries' weight, used to measure pharmaceutical items, and troy weight, used for precious metals.) It was Shakespeare, in his play Henry IV (1597), who first used "avoirdupois" to mean "heaviness."

Example Sentences

Noun the coach limited his recruiting to linebackers of a certain avoirdupois told his patient that he had to do something about his unhealthy avoirdupois and that exercising would be a good start

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

To make the most of the full fury of its hot-cam performance, the Integra was trimmed of 140 pounds of not-so-necessary avoirdupois.

Barry Winfield, Car and Driver, 21 May 2020 McCormick was a member of the Jolly Fat Men’s Club, a fraternal group that celebrated avoirdupois.

John Kelly, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2017

avoirdupois

noun

as in weight

the amount that something weighs the coach limited his recruiting to linebackers of a certain avoirdupois

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weight
heaviness
heft
tonnage
poundage
weightiness
deadweight
bulk
heftiness
mass
massiveness
ponderousness
solidity
substantiality
solidness
substantialness

as in ponderousness

the state or quality of being heavy told his patient that he had to do something about his unhealthy avoirdupois and that exercising would be a good start

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ponderousness
weightiness
heftiness
massiveness
overweight
heaviness
bulk
solidity
bulkiness
cumbersomeness
hugeness
substantiality
solidness
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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

lightness
weightlessness
delicacy
slightness
airiness
ethereality
insubstantiality
flimsiness
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fluffiness

单词	avoirdupois
释义	avoirdupois 1 of 2 noun av·oir·du·pois ˌa-vər-də-ˈpȯiz ˈa-vər-də-ˌpȯiz 1 : avoirdupois weight 2 : weight, heaviness especially : personal weight avoirdupois 2 of 2 adjective : expressed in avoirdupois weight one ounce avoirdupois Did you know? When "avoirdupois" first appeared in English in the 15th century, it carried a meaning of "goods sold by weight," which is also the meaning of its Middle English predecessor, "avoir de pois." That term derives from an Anglo-French phrase meaning "goods of weight." Today, "avoirdupois" most commonly refers to the system of weight measurement used for general merchandise, in which the pound is equal to 16 ounces, the ounce 16 drams, and the dram 27.344 grains. (Some other weight systems are apothecaries' weight, used to measure pharmaceutical items, and troy weight, used for precious metals.) It was Shakespeare, in his play Henry IV (1597), who first used "avoirdupois" to mean "heaviness." Synonyms Noun heaviness heft weight See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun the coach limited his recruiting to linebackers of a certain avoirdupois told his patient that he had to do something about his unhealthy avoirdupois and that exercising would be a good start Recent Examples on the Web Noun To make the most of the full fury of its hot-cam performance, the Integra was trimmed of 140 pounds of not-so-necessary avoirdupois. Barry Winfield, Car and Driver, 21 May 2020 McCormick was a member of the Jolly Fat Men’s Club, a fraternal group that celebrated avoirdupois. John Kelly, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2017 Word History Etymology Noun Middle English avoir de pois goods sold by weight, from Anglo-French, literally, goods of weight First Known Use Noun 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Adjective 1619, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing avoirdupois avoirdupois weight avoirdupois weight Medical Definition avoirdupois adjective av·oir·du·pois ˌav-ərd-ə-ˈpȯiz, -ˈpwä : expressed in avoirdupois weight avoirdupois units 5 ounces avoirdupois 2 avoirdupois ounces avoirdupois noun 1 as in weight the amount that something weighs the coach limited his recruiting to linebackers of a certain avoirdupois Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance weight heaviness heft tonnage poundage weightiness deadweight bulk heftiness mass massiveness ponderousness solidity substantiality solidness substantialness 2 as in ponderousness the state or quality of being heavy told his patient that he had to do something about his unhealthy avoirdupois and that exercising would be a good start Synonyms & Similar Words ponderousness weightiness heftiness massiveness overweight heaviness bulk solidity bulkiness cumbersomeness hugeness substantiality solidness substantialness Antonyms & Near Antonyms lightness weightlessness delicacy slightness airiness ethereality insubstantiality flimsiness etherealness fluffiness See More
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avoirdupois

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