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ponderousness - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'ponderousness' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ponderousness [ n.]
- The quality or state of being ponderous; ponderosity.

Meaning of 'ponderousness' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . ponderousness [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an oppressive quality that is laborious and solemn and lacks grace or fluency
Example in sentence:
  • a book so serious that it sometimes subsided into ponderousness;
  • his lectures tend to heaviness and repetition

Nearby Words:

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