weight
nounHow to pronounce weight:
Definition of weight:
- weight (noun):
- the amount that a thing weighs
- the heaviness of an object, substance, or person
- the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity.
Synonyms for weight:
avoirdupois
body weight
bulk
burden
dead weight
exercising weight
free weight
gravity
heaviness
heavy
heft
light
load
mass
physical property
poundage
pressure
system of weights
tare
throw-weight
tonnage
weight unit
weightiness
weighting
weightlessness
Antonyms for weight:
lightness
slightness
thinness
weightlessness
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