weight
noun · verb
Simple meaning
How heavy someone or something is.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
waytIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈweɪt
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
An object used to make something heavier.
The downwards force an object experiences due to gravity.
A standardized block of metal used in a balance to measure the mass of another object.
The relative importance granted to something
figurative
Importance or influence.
The thickness of yarn.
verb
transitive
To load, burden or oppress someone.
Present with a bias
transitive
To bias something; to slant.
transitive
To add weight to something; to make something heavier.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- Varies by meaning
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: An object used to make something heavier.
Used this way, weight is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use weight
- “Bowed down by the weight of responsibility.”noun
- “He placed two weights in the scale pan.”noun
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
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A coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance.
Word family
Words built from the same root.
Having relatively great weight.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Bodybuilding that increases muscle mass and body weight.
A person who gains weight.
Lift weights.
Weight down with a load.
A decimal unit of weight based on the gram.
Sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting.
Related words
Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.
Bodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting weights.
A British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds.
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