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weight

Pronunciation: /weɪt/

The English word “weight” has 20 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The downwards force an object experiences due to gravity.
  2. An object used to make something heavier.
  3. A standardized block of metal used in a balance to measure the mass of another object.
  4. Importance or influence.
  5. An object, such as a weight plate or barbell, used for strength training.
  6. Viscosity rating.
  7. Mass (atomic weight, molecular weight, etc.) (in restricted circumstances).
  8. Synonym of mass (in general circumstances).
  9. Mass (net weight, troy weight, carat weight, etc.).
  10. A variable which multiplies a value for ease of statistical manipulation.
  11. Emphasis applied to a given criterion.
  12. The smallest cardinality of a base.
  13. The boldness of a font; the relative thickness of its strokes.
  14. The relative thickness of a drawn rule or painted brushstroke, line weight.
  15. The illusion of mass.
  16. The thickness and opacity of paint.
  17. The thickness of yarn.
  18. Pressure; burden.
  19. The resistance against which a machine acts, as opposed to the power which moves it.
  20. Shipments of (often illegal) drugs.

Etymology

From Middle English weight, weiȝte, weght, wight, from Old English wiht, ġewiht (“weight”), from Proto-Germanic *wihtiz ("weight"; compare *weganą (“to move”)), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to move; pull; draw; drive”). Equivalent to weigh + -t (abstract nominal suffix). Cognate with Scots wecht, weicht (“weight”), Saterland Frisian Wächte (“scale”), Gewicht (“weight”), West Frisian gewicht…

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