gave weight (verb) strengthen: encourage, hearten
Sinonime: close, close-grained,
compact, compressed,
concentrated,
concrete, condensed, congealed,
dense, fine-grained,
hard, hardened,
heavy,
impenetrable, impermeable,
impervious, inelastic, jelled, nonporous, refractory, rigid,
set,
solid, solidified, stiff,
sturdy,
substantial,
thick,
tough, unyielding
Antonime: flexible,
loose,
slack,
soft, supple, weak,
yielding