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- [hev-ee]
- /ˈhɛv i/
- /ˈhevi/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hev-ee]
- /ˈhɛv i/
Definitions of heavy word
- adjective heavy of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load. 1
- adjective heavy of great amount, quantity, or size; extremely large; massive: a heavy vote; a heavy snowfall. 1
- adjective heavy of great force, intensity, turbulence, etc.: a heavy sea. 1
- adjective heavy of more than the usual or average weight: a heavy person; heavy freight. 1
- adjective heavy having much weight in proportion to bulk; being of high specific gravity: a heavy metal. 1
- adjective heavy of major import; grave; serious: a heavy offense. 1
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Origin of heavy
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English hevi, Old English hefig, equivalent to hef(e) weight (akin to heave) + -ig -y1
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Parts of speech for Heavy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
heavy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
heavy usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for heavy
adj heavy
- bulky — Something that is bulky is large and heavy. Bulky things are often difficult to move or deal with.
- huge — extraordinarily large in bulk, quantity, or extent: a huge ship; a huge portion of ice cream.
- awkward — An awkward situation is embarrassing and difficult to deal with.
- unwieldy — not wieldy; wielded with difficulty; not readily handled or managed in use or action, as from size, shape, or weight; awkward; ungainly.
- big — A big person or thing is large in physical size.
adjective heavy
- heavyweight — heavy in weight.
- excessive — More than is necessary, normal, or desirable; immoderate.
- elephantine — Of, resembling, or characteristic of an elephant or elephants, especially in being large, clumsy, or awkward.
- enceinte — An enclosure or the enclosing wall of a fortified place.
- expectant — Having or showing an excited feeling that something is about to happen, especially something pleasant and interesting.
noun heavy
- bodyguard — A bodyguard is a person or a group of people employed to protect someone.
- thug — a cruel or vicious ruffian, robber, or murderer.
- bad guy — A bad guy is a person in a story or film who is considered to be evil or wicked, or who is fighting on the wrong side. You can also refer to the bad guys in a situation in real life.
- baddie — a bad character in a story, film, etc, esp an opponent of the hero
- hooligan — a ruffian or hoodlum.
Antonyms for heavy
adj heavy
- miniature — a representation or image of something on a small or reduced scale.
- tiny — very small; minute; wee.
- graceful — characterized by elegance or beauty of form, manner, movement, or speech; elegant: a graceful dancer; a graceful reply.
- unimportant — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
- impoverished — reduced to poverty.
adjective heavy
- weak — not strong; liable to yield, break, or collapse under pressure or strain; fragile; frail: a weak fortress; a weak spot in armor.
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