heaviness
/ˈhɛvɪnəs/noun
heaviness is spelled H-E-A-V-I-N-E-S-S: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, heaviness means “The state of being heavy; weight, weightiness, force of impact or gravity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of heaviness is heavinesses.
How many letters and syllables are in heaviness?
| Letters | 9: H-E-A-V-I-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,633rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is heaviness?
Heaviness appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce heaviness?
- /ˈhɛvɪnəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-heaviness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of heaviness
- heavinesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does heaviness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being heavy; weight, weightiness, force of impact or gravity.
- 2
archaicOppression; dejectedness, sadness; low spirits.
- 3
obsoleteDrowsiness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Heaviness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense weightiness:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does heaviness come from?
From Middle English hevynesse, from Old English hefiġnes (“heaviness”). Equivalent to heavy + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).