weighty

• Describe algo que tiene mucho peso o, más a menudo, algo serio, importante o de gran alcance por su naturaleza.

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.

   Pesado

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

   Sinónimosburdensomecumbersomeheavyleadenmassiveponderoussubstantial

   Antónimosfeatherylightweightless

2. C1formal

   Having great influence or power to convince; powerfully persuasive.

   persuasivo, convincente

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

   Sinónimoscogentcompellingconvincingforcefulinfluentialpersuasivepowerfultelling

   Antónimosfeebleineffectiveunconvincingunpersuasiveweak

3. ImportantC1formal

   Of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought.

   de peso, importante

   • 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.

   Sinónimosconsequentialcriticalcrucialgraveimportantmightymomentouspressingserioussignificant

   Antónimosinsignificantminornegligibletrivialunimportant

4. BurdeningC1formal

   Weighing heavily on the spirit; causing anxiety or worry.

   Pesado, agobiante

   • 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.

   Sinónimosburdensomecrushingheavyonerousoppressivetaxingtroublingworrisome

   Antónimoseasyinsignificantlighttrivialunimportant

5. C2formal

   Excessively fat; obese.

   obeso, gordo

   • 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.

   Sinónimoscorpulentfatfleshyheavyobeseoverweightportlystout

   Antónimosleanskinnyslimthin