weight

weight · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A body's relative mass or the quantity of matter contained by it, giving rise to a downward force.

  2. 2.

    The heaviness of a person or thing.

  3. 3.

    A unit or system of measuring heaviness.

  4. 4.

    A heavy object used in various activities.

  5. 5.

    Importance or influence.

  6. 6.

    To make something heavier by adding a load or burden.

  7. 7.

    To attach importance to something.

Forms

plural: weights

Related words

Antonyms: lightness
See also: heavy, mass, measure, scale
Synonyms: heaviness, load, mass

Etymology

From Old English "gewiht," from Proto-Germanic "*wihtiz," related to "weigh" and "wegan" meaning "to carry, move." The word reflects the connection between weight and the act of weighing or lifting.