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sweight

/sweɪt/

sweight noun: a portion or amount; the greatest amount or the greater part of anything; a multitude; a great number or quantity.

Noun

sweight (plural sweights)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal) A portion or amount; the greatest amount or the greater part of anything; a multitude; a great number or quantity.
    • main sweight
  2. (Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal) The force of a moving object or body in motion; violence.
  3. (Scotland, UK, dialectal) A rush; an impetus; a burden, weight, or force.

Forms of sweight

pluralsweights
alternative Northern England Scotlandswecht
alternative Scotlandsweicht
alternative Scotlandswelch
alternative Scotlandswelth

Origin of sweight

From Middle English sweyght, derivative of Middle English sweiȝen (“to sway”), equivalent to sway + -t (abstract nominal suffix).

Words that rhyme with sweight

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Questions about sweight

What does sweight mean?
Sweight means a portion or amount; the greatest amount or the greater part of anything; a multitude; a great number or quantity.
What part of speech is sweight?
Sweight is a noun.
How do you pronounce sweight?
Sweight is pronounced /sweɪt/.
What is the plural of sweight?
The plural of sweight is sweights.

Words near sweight in the dictionary

  1. sweety
  2. Sweezy
  3. Sweezys
  4. Sweigart
  5. Sweigarts
  6. sweight
  7. sweights
  8. swein
  9. sweinmote
  10. sweinmotes
  11. sweins

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