weighty C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas US /ˈweɪ.ti/ UK /ˈweɪ.ti/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj heavy, or of great seriousness, importance, or influence They turned to weighty matters of policy after the formalities. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · heavy, or of great... heavyseriousimportantsignificantgravemomentoussubstantial ↔ Opposites lighttrivialinsignificantfrivolousunimportant Word family Derived forms weightinessweightily Related forms weightweighweightiness Etymology AI details From Middle English weighty, from weight + -y, ultimately from Old English wiht ('weight') and the verb wegan ('to carry, weigh'). wegan Old English *weǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # weighty **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈweɪ.ti/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈweɪ.ti/ ## Meanings 1. heavy, or of great seriousness, importance, or influence ## Examples - They turned to weighty matters of policy after the formalities. ## Synonyms - heavy - serious - important - significant - grave - momentous - substantial ## Antonyms - light - trivial - insignificant - frivolous - unimportant ## Derived Forms - weightiness - weightily ## Related Forms - weight - weigh - weightiness ## Roots and Affixes - Root: wegan - Root: *weǵʰ- ## Etymology From Middle English weighty, from weight + -y, ultimately from Old English wiht ('weight') and the verb wegan ('to carry, weigh'). ## AI Etymology Weighty comes from Middle English weighty, from weight + -y, ultimately from Old English wiht ('weight') and the verb wegan ('to carry, weigh'). In current use it is an adjective meaning "heavy, or of great seriousness, importance, or influence". That sense is explained by the older material without requiring a speculative semantic step: the inherited or borrowed base supplies the field of meaning, while the English formation fixes its modern role. The surface form is compositional: its joined elements remain visible in the modern word. The historical chain includes Old English wegan and Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-. Related English forms include weight, weigh, and weightiness. Derived forms include weightiness and weightily. The word's history is thus visible in its construction: the components remain interpretable even after the whole expression has settled into a conventional English meaning. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown