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- [hef-tee]
- /ˈhɛf ti/
- /ˈhef.ti/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hef-tee]
- /ˈhɛf ti/
Definitions of hefty word
- adjective hefty heavy; weighty: a hefty book. 1
- adjective hefty big and strong; powerful; muscular: a hefty athlete. 1
- adjective hefty impressively large or substantial: a hefty increase in salary. 1
- noun hefty Large, heavy, and powerful. 1
- adjective hefty object: heavy 1
- adjective hefty amount: large 1
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Origin of hefty
First appearance:
before 1865 One of the 28% newest English words
First recorded in 1865-70; heft + -y1
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Parts of speech for Hefty
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hefty popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hefty
adj hefty
- heavy — of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.
- tremendous — extraordinarily great in size, amount, or intensity: a tremendous ocean liner; tremendous talent.
- fat — File Allocation Table
- large — of more than average size, quantity, degree, etc.; exceeding that which is common to a kind or class; big; great: a large house; a large number; in large measure; to a large extent.
- sizable — of considerable size; fairly large: He inherited a sizable fortune.
adjective hefty
- bulky — Something that is bulky is large and heavy. Bulky things are often difficult to move or deal with.
- stocky — of solid and sturdy form or build; thick-set and, usually, short.
- stout — bulky in figure; heavily built; corpulent; thickset; fat: She is getting too stout for her dresses. Synonyms: big, rotund, stocky, portly, fleshy. Antonyms: thin, lean, slender, slim; skinny, scrawny.
- thickset — set thickly or in close arrangement; dense: a thickset hedge.
- big — A big person or thing is large in physical size.
Antonyms for hefty
adj hefty
- inconsequential — of little or no importance; insignificant; trivial.
- insignificant — unimportant, trifling, or petty: Omit the insignificant details.
- trivial — of very little importance or value; insignificant: Don't bother me with trivial matters.
- unimportant — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
- tiny — very small; minute; wee.
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