ponderousness

🇺🇸 /ˈpɑːndərəsnəs/ 🇬🇧 /ˈpɒndərəsnəs/
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noun
R

Being very slow and serious, often boring

The professor's ponderousness made the lecture hard to stay awake through.

R

Moving or able to move very slowly and heavily

The elephant's ponderousness made it impossible for it to climb the hill quickly.

translation

n. Being very slow and serious, often boring; Moving or able to move very slowly and heavily