heaviness /ˈhɛvɪnəs/ noun3 •The state of being heavy; weight, weightiness, force of impact or gravity.This figure, immobile and static in his heaviness, was assumed to be deeply asleep and therefore to introduce a note of humorous anecdotality to what should have been a tragic scene. — 2014 •Oppression; dejectedness, sadness; low spirits.First got vvith guile, and then preseru'd vvith dread, / And after spent with pride and lauishnesse, / Leauing behind them griefe and heauinesse. — 1590 •(no longer used) Drowsiness.The strangeness of your story put / Heaviness in me. — 1610 formsheavinesses