weighty
gb/wˈeɪti/ us/wˈeɪti/
B2
Kiingereza
~ 9100
Maana
maana 0
adjective
formal
B2
property
1
serious and very important
very serious and important, and needing careful thought or carrying much responsibility
Muundo wa matumizi:
a weighty [issue/decision/responsibility/argument]
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes use "weighty" for everyday serious things where native speakers would normally say "serious" (e.g., *a weighty test*). "Weighty" is mostly used for topics, decisions, and responsibilities that feel especially important or have big effects. It is also uncommon to use "weighty" to describe a person’s personality; "serious" or "solemn" are more natural there.
Visawe
serious (More general and common; can describe mood or tone as well as importance, and is less formal than "weighty".)
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momentous (Stronger and more formal; often used for historic or life-changing events.)
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grave (Adds a sense of worry or danger as well as seriousness.)
Vinyume
trivial (Emphasizes that something is small and not important at all.)
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light (In this context means not serious; often used for tone or subject matter.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
weighty issue
|weighty matter
|weighty decision
|weighty responsibility
|weighty argument
|weighty questions
Mada
politics
|work
|law
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
|business
Mifano
- The committee spent hours debating the weighty issue of data privacy.
- Choosing whether to shut down the factory was a weighty decision for the directors.
- He spoke with a weighty authority that made everyone in the room listen.
- The report raises several weighty questions about government spending.
- She feels a weighty responsibility to protect her younger siblings.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- Climate change is a weighty issue for all countries.
- Starting a war is a weighty decision for any leader.
- He carries a weighty responsibility at his new job.
- The judge made a weighty statement before giving the final ruling.
adjective
C1
property
2
physically heavy; hard to lift
very heavy and not easy to lift or move
Muundo wa matumizi:
a weighty [object/book/package]
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners may overuse "weighty" instead of the much more natural "heavy" for physical objects. "Weighty" is correct but sounds more formal or literary; in everyday speech, "heavy box" or "heavy book" is usually preferred.
Visawe
heavy (The common everyday word; less formal and used in more situations than "weighty".)
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hefty (Informal; can suggest both physical weight and size or impact.)
Vinyume
light (Describes something that does not weigh very much and is easy to lift or move.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
weighty volume
|weighty tome
|weighty package
|weighty bundle
Mada
objects
|daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Mifano
- He dropped the weighty box on the table with a loud thud.
- The scholar carried a weighty tome under her arm.
- They struggled to move the weighty metal frame up the stairs.
- The suitcase was far too weighty to take as hand luggage.
- She passed me a weighty bundle of documents to review.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- This is a weighty bag, so please lift it carefully.
- He put a weighty book down on the desk.
- The metal chair is very weighty and hard to move.
- She carried a weighty box into the room.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
weighty
IPA
GB/wˈeɪti/
US/wˈeɪti/
Silabi na mkazo
weighty (silabi 1)
Stress on 1st syllable (weighty)
Maumbo ya neno
Adjective
- Base: weighty
- Comparative: weightier
- Superlative: weightiest
Familia ya neno
Forms
weightier
adjective
weightiest
adjective
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
weightless
adjective
Advanced or less common
weightiness
noun
weightily
adverb
weightlessness
noun
Semi
Bado hakuna semi zilizounganishwa na ingizo hili.