Home › Words › S › sweightsweight/sweɪt/sweight means A portion or amount; the greatest amount or the greater part of anything; a multitude; a great number or quantity.sweight is pronounced /sweɪt/.EtymologyFrom Middle English sweyght, derivative of Middle English sweiȝen (“to sway”), equivalent to sway + -t (abstract nominal suffix).nounA portion or amount; the greatest amount or the greater part of anything; a multitude; a great number or quantity.e.g.“main sweight”The force of a moving object or body in motion; violence.A rush; an impetus; a burden, weight, or force.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).