weighty

• Описывает что-то, что имеет большой вес, или, чаще, что-то серьёзное, важное или значительное по своей природе.

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.

   Тяжелый

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

   Synonymsburdensomecumbersomeheavyleadenmassiveponderoussubstantial

   Antonymsfeatherylightweightless

2. C1formal

   Having great influence or power to convince; powerfully persuasive.

   Убедительный

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

   Synonymscogentcompellingconvincingforcefulinfluentialpersuasivepowerfultelling

   Antonymsfeebleineffectiveunconvincingunpersuasiveweak

3. ImportantC1formal

   Of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought.

   Важный

   • 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.

   Synonymsconsequentialcriticalcrucialgraveimportantmightymomentouspressingserioussignificant

   Antonymsinsignificantminornegligibletrivialunimportant

4. BurdeningC1formal

   Weighing heavily on the spirit; causing anxiety or worry.

   Тяжёлый

   • 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.

   Synonymsburdensomecrushingheavyonerousoppressivetaxingtroublingworrisome

   Antonymseasyinsignificantlighttrivialunimportant

5. C2formal

   Excessively fat; obese.

   Толстый

   • 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.

   Synonymscorpulentfatfleshyheavyobeseoverweightportlystout

   Antonymsleanskinnyslimthin