weighty

• Bezeichnet etwas, das ein hohes Gewicht hat, oder häufiger etwas, das ernst, wichtig oder von großer Bedeutung ist.

Describes something that is heavy in weight or, more commonly, something that is serious, important, or significant in nature.

1. B2formal

   Having a relatively great weight; heavy.

   Schwer

   • The weighty box required two people to lift.
   • He carried a weighty backpack up the mountain.
   • The weighty tome sat on the library shelf.

   Synonymeburdensomecumbersomeheavyleadenmassiveponderoussubstantial

   Antonymefeatherylightweightless

2. C1formal

   Having great influence or power to convince; powerfully persuasive.

   Überzeugend

   • She presented weighty arguments in the debate.
   • The lawyer offered weighty evidence to support her case.
   • His weighty testimony swayed the jury.

   Synonymecogentcompellingconvincingforcefulinfluentialpersuasivepowerfultelling

   Antonymefeebleineffectiveunconvincingunpersuasiveweak

3. ImportantC1formal

   Of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought.

   Wichtig

   • The committee discussed weighty matters of national security.
   • This is a weighty decision that will affect many lives.
   • They faced weighty questions about the future of the company.

   Synonymeconsequentialcriticalcrucialgraveimportantmightymomentouspressingserioussignificant

   Antonymeinsignificantminornegligibletrivialunimportant

4. BurdeningC1formal

   Weighing heavily on the spirit; causing anxiety or worry.

   Schwer

   • The weighty responsibility of leadership kept him awake at night.
   • She felt a weighty sense of guilt after the accident.
   • The weighty news of the disaster spread quickly.

   Synonymeburdensomecrushingheavyonerousoppressivetaxingtroublingworrisome

   Antonymeeasyinsignificantlighttrivialunimportant

5. C2formal

   Excessively fat; obese.

   Dick

   • The weighty man struggled to fit into the small chair.
   • The doctor advised the weighty patient to adopt a healthier diet.
   • The weighty cat could barely jump onto the sofa.

   Synonymecorpulentfatfleshyheavyobeseoverweightportlystout

   Antonymeleanskinnyslimthin