weighty

weight·y

W0082000 (wā′tē)adj. weight·i·er, weight·i·est 1. Having considerable weight; heavy. See Synonyms at heavy.2. Burdensome; oppressive: weighty problems. See Synonyms at burdensome.3. Of great consequence; serious or momentous: the weighty matters before the delegates at the peace talks.4. Having great power or influence: a weighty argument.

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weight′i·ly adv.weight′i·ness n.

weighty

(ˈweɪtɪ) adj, weightier or weightiest1. having great weight2. important or momentous3. causing anxiety or worry ˈweightily adv ˈweightiness n

weight•y

(ˈweɪ ti)

adj. weight•i•er, weight•i•est. 1. having considerable weight; heavy; ponderous. 2. burdensome or troublesome. 3. important or momentous. 4. having or exerting influence, power, etc. [1480–90] weight′i•ly, adv. weight′i•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	weighty - having relatively great weight; heavy; "a weighty load"; "a weighty package"weightless - having little or no weight or apparent gravitational pull; light; "floating freely in a weightless condition"; "a baby bat...fluffy and weightless as a moth"; "jackets made of a weightless polyester fabric"
	2.	weighty - powerfully persuasive; "a cogent argument"; "a telling presentation"; "a weighty argument"cogent, tellingpersuasive - intended or having the power to induce action or belief; "persuasive eloquence"; "a most persuasive speaker"; "a persuasive argument"
	3.	weighty - of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought; "grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"; "a grievous fault"; "heavy matters of state"; "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference"grave, grievous, heavyimportant, of import - of great significance or value; "important people"; "the important questions of the day"
	4.	weighty - weighing heavily on the spirit; causing anxiety or worry; "weighty problems"heavy - marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness; "a heavy heart"; "a heavy schedule"; "heavy news"; "a heavy silence"; "heavy eyelids"
	5.	weighty - excessively fat; "a weighty man" corpulent, obese, rotundfat - having an (over)abundance of flesh; "he hadn't remembered how fat she was"

weighty

adjective1. important, serious, significant, critical, crucial, considerable, substantial, grave, solemn, momentous, forcible, consequential, portentous Surely such weighty matters merit a higher level of debate?
important minor, petty, trivial, insignificant, unimportant, frivolous, incidental, immaterial, inconsequential2. heavy, massive, dense, hefty (informal), cumbersome, ponderous, burdensome Simon lifted a weighty volume from the shelf.3. onerous, taxing, demanding, difficult, worrying, crushing, exacting, oppressive, burdensome, worrisome, backbreaking the weighty responsibility of organizing the entire event

weighty

adjective1. Having a relatively great weight:heavy, heavyweight, hefty, massive, ponderous.2. Having too much flesh:corpulent, fat, fatty, fleshy, gross, obese, overblown, overweight, porcine, portly, stout.3. Requiring great or extreme bodily, mental, or spiritual strength:arduous, backbreaking, burdensome, demanding, difficult, effortful, exacting, exigent, formidable, hard, heavy, laborious, onerous, oppressive, rigorous, rough, severe, taxing, tough, trying.4. Having great consequence or weight:earnest, grave, heavy, momentous, serious, severe.5. Having or exercising influence:consequential, important, influential, powerful.

Translations

重的重要的

weigh

(wei) verb1. to find the heaviness of (something) by placing it on a scale. He weighed himself on the bathroom scales; You must have your luggage weighed at the airport. 秤重 称重2. to be equal to in heaviness. This parcel weighs one kilo; How much / What does this box weigh? 重達 重达3. to be a heavy burden to. She was weighed down with two large suitcases. 成為(某人)的負擔 成为（某人）的负担 weight (weit) noun1. the amount which a person or thing weighs. He's put on a lot of weight (= got much fatter) over the years. 重量 重量2. a piece of metal etc of a standard weight. seven-pound weight. 砝碼 砝码3. a heavy object, especially one for lifting as a sport. He lifts weights to develop his muscles. 重物(尤指舉重的槓鈴) 重物4. burden; load. You have taken a weight off my mind. 負擔，荷重 负担，负荷 5. importance. Her opinion carries a lot of weight. 重要性 重要性 verb1. to attach, or add, a weight or weights to. The plane is weighted at the nose so that it balances correctly in flight. 加重量於 加重量于2. to hold down by attaching weights. They weighted the balloon to prevent it from flying away. 加重物使某物不上飄 加重量ˈweightless adjective not affected by the earth's gravity pull. The astronauts became weightless on going into orbit round the earth. 無重力的 失重的，无重力的 ˈweightlessness noun 無重力狀態 失重，无重力 ˈweighty adjective1. important. a weighty reason. 重要的 重要的2. heavy. 重的 重的ˈweightily adverb 重壓地 重压地ˈweightiness noun 重壓 重压ˈweighing-machine noun a (public) machine for weighing people, loads etc; a scale. I weighed myself on the weighing-machine at the railway station. 秤重器 体重计，称重机 ˈweightlifting noun the sport of lifting weights. 舉重 举重weigh anchor to lift a ship's anchor in preparation for sailing. 起錨 起锚weigh in to find one's weight before a fight, after a horse-race etc ( ˈweigh-in) noun 稱體重 称体重weigh out to measure out by weighing. He weighed out six kilos of sand. 稱出 称出weigh up to calculate, estimate; to consider. He weighed up his chances of success. 計算，估計，盤算 估量，称