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Detailed Synonyms for ponderousness in English

ponderousness:

ponderousness [the ~] noun

  1. the ponderousness
    the inertia; the laziness; the slowness; the tardiness; the inertness; the sluggishness; the sloth; the lethargy; the unwieldiness; the indolence; the ponderousness; the listlessness
  2. the ponderousness
    – the property of being large in mass 1
    the ponderousness; the massiveness; the heft; the ponderosity; the heftiness
    – the property of being large in mass 1
  3. the ponderousness
    – an oppressive quality that is laborious and solemn and lacks grace or fluency 1
    the heaviness; the ponderousness
    – an oppressive quality that is laborious and solemn and lacks grace or fluency 1
    • heaviness [the ~] noun
      • his lectures tend to heaviness and repetition1
    • ponderousness [the ~] noun
      • a book so serious that it sometimes subsided into ponderousness1

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Related Definitions for "ponderousness":

  1. the property of being large in mass1
  2. an oppressive quality that is laborious and solemn and lacks grace or fluency1
    • a book so serious that it sometimes subsided into ponderousness1

ponderousness form of ponderous:

ponderous adj

  1. ponderous
  2. ponderous
  3. ponderous
    – having great mass and weight and unwieldiness 1
    ponderous
    – having great mass and weight and unwieldiness 1
    • ponderous adj
      • a ponderous stone1
      • a ponderous burden1
      • ponderous weapons1
  4. ponderous
    – slow and laborious because of weight 1
    heavy; ponderous; lumbering
    – slow and laborious because of weight 1
    • heavy adj
      • the heavy tread of tired troops1
    • ponderous adj
      • ponderous prehistoric beasts1
      • a ponderous yawn1
    • lumbering adj
      • moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot1
  5. ponderous
    – labored and dull 1
    ponderous
    – labored and dull 1

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Related Definitions for "ponderous":

  1. having great mass and weight and unwieldiness1
    • a ponderous stone1
    • a ponderous burden1
    • ponderous weapons1
  2. slow and laborious because of weight1
    • ponderous prehistoric beasts1
    • a ponderous yawn1
  3. labored and dull1
    • a ponderous speech1