(adj) of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought, Syn. grievous, heavy, weighty, Example:grave responsibilities; faced a grave decision in a time of crisis; a grievous fault; heavy matters of state; the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
1. Having weight; heavy; ponderous; as, a weighty body. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Adapted to turn the balance in the mind, or to convince; important; forcible; serious; momentous. “For sundry weighty reasons.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Let me have your advice in a weighty affair. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
[千里送鹅毛 / 千里送鵝毛, qiān lǐ sòng é máoㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄜˊ ㄇㄠˊ] goose feather sent from afar (成语 saw); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it#161374
[千里寄鹅毛 / 千里寄鵝毛, qiān lǐ jì é máoㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ ㄐㄧˋ ㄜˊ ㄇㄠˊ] goose feather sent from afar (成语 saw); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it; also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛, See Also: 成语, 千里送鵝毛, 千里送鹅毛
[千里送鹅毛,礼轻人意重 / 千里送鵝毛,禮輕人意重, qiān lǐ sòng é máo, lǐ qīng rén yì zhòngㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄜˊ ㄇㄠˊ, ㄌㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ] goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (成语 saw); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
[礼轻人意重 / 禮輕人意重, lǐ qīng rén yì zhòngㄌㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ] slight present but weighty meaning (成语 saw); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
[礼轻人意重,千里送鹅毛 / 禮輕人意重,千里送鵝毛, lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng, qiān lǐ sòng é máoㄌㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ, ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄜˊ ㄇㄠˊ] goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (成语 saw); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.