weightiness n 1: the relative importance granted to something; "his opinion carries great weight"; "the progression implied an increasing weightiness of the items listed" [syn: {weight}, {weightiness}] 2: the property of being comparatively great in weight; "the heaviness of lead" [syn: {heaviness}, {weightiness}] [ant: {lightness}, {weightlessness}]
Weightiness \Weight"i*ness\, n. The quality or state of being weighty; weight; force; importance; impressiveness. [1913 Webster]