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pesant — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • burdensome adj Characteristic of a burden; arduous or demanding
  • heavy adj Having great weight; hard to lift or carry.
  • ponderous adj Heavy, massive, weighty.

Senses

pesant is used for these senses in English:

  • burdensome Characteristic of a burden; arduous or demanding
  • heavy (of a physical object) Having great weight.
  • heavy (of a topic) Serious, somber.
  • ponderous Clumsy, unwieldy, or slow, especially due to weight.
  • ponderous Dull, boring, tedious; long-winded in expression.

heavy — full definition

  1. adj Having great weight; hard to lift or carry.
  2. adj Great in amount, degree, or intensity.
  3. adj Serious or somber in tone.
  4. noun Informal: a villain, or a bodyguard/enforcer.

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