avoirdupois

noun

ˌa-vər-də-ˈpȯiz How to pronounce avoirdupois (audio)
Definition of avoirdupoisnext
1
as in weight
the amount that something weighs the coach limited his recruiting to linebackers of a certain avoirdupois

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2
as in ponderousness
the state or quality of being heavy told his patient that he had to do something about his unhealthy avoirdupois and that exercising would be a good start

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Recent Examples of avoirdupois To make the most of the full fury of its hot-cam performance, the Integra was trimmed of 140 pounds of not-so-necessary avoirdupois. — Barry Winfield, Car and Driver, 21 May 2020 McCormick was a member of the Jolly Fat Men’s Club, a fraternal group that celebrated avoirdupois. — John Kelly, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2017
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  1. weight
  2. weightiness
  3. heaviness
  4. bulk
Noun
  • Some even tried to copy their own model weights to external servers.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
  • KeyBanc downgrades Reddit to sector weight from overweight The bank says user traffic is slowing.
    — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of weight
Noun
  • There’s a weightiness to this project that’s not lost on the director, whose aim is to deliver a production as close to Larson’s vision as possible — retaining its period and NYC setting — with a few surprises.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
  • This full-tang steak knife had a nice balanced weightiness.
    — Emily Johnson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026
Definition of weightiness
Noun
  • The heaviness comes from the fact that the artist died in April, at age forty-six, but it’s also embedded in the paintings on view—in the bursts of fire and swirling floods that mark them.
    — Dan Stahl, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
  • But the songs also carry the heaviness of Seattle’s sonic palette too.
    — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of heaviness
Noun
  • But the vast bulk of that paper deficit arose from changes in fair value of convertible notes.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026
  • This adds complexity and bulk, especially when trying to fit everything onto small, flexible surfaces.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of bulk

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“Avoirdupois.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avoirdupois. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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