# heaviness

/hˈɛvinəs/ (UK) · CEFR B2 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/heaviness
Updated: 2026-10-19

## Definition

the weight of something, or a heavy, tired feeling in your body. You feel it when a bag is hard to lift, or your eyes want to close.

For teachers: weight or pressure experienced as difficult to lift, bear, or move, whether in an object, the body, or the air. Extends to emotional or stylistic weight, such as a sad mood or a slow, serious way of speaking.

## Examples

- I feel heaviness in my legs after the long walk.
- After carrying boxes all morning, he feels a dull heaviness in his shoulders.
- The heaviness of the humid afternoon air settled over the town, slowing talk and making small tasks feel like hard work.

## Synonyms

Weight, tiredness, sleepiness

## Antonyms

lightness

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