heaviness
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i adjective
1.
of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.
2.
of great amount, quantity, or size; extremely large; massive: a heavy vote; a heavy snowfall.
3.
of great force, intensity, turbulence, etc.: a heavy sea.
4.
of more than the usual or average weight: a heavy person; heavy freight.
5.
having much weight in proportion to bulk; being of high specific gravity: a heavy metal.
6.
of major import; grave; serious: a heavy offense.
7.
deep or intense; profound: a heavy thinker; heavy slumber.
8.
Military.
a.
thickly armed or equipped with guns of large size. Compare heavy cruiser.
b.
(of guns) of the more powerful sizes: heavy weapons. Compare heavy artillery.
9.
hard to bear; burdensome; harsh; oppressive: heavy taxes.
10.
hard to cope with; trying; difficult: a heavy task.
11.
being as indicated to an unusually great degree: a heavy buyer.
12.
broad, thick, or coarse; not delicate: heavy lines drawn in charcoal.
13.
weighted or laden: air heavy with moisture.
14.
fraught; loaded; charged: words heavy with meaning.
15.
depressed with trouble or sorrow; showing sorrow; sad: a heavy heart.
16.
without vivacity or interest; ponderous; dull: a heavy style.
17.
slow in movement or action; clumsy: a heavy walk.
18.
loud and deep; sonorous: a heavy sound.
19.
(of the sky) overcast or cloudy.
20.
exceptionally dense in substance; insufficiently raised or leavened; thick: heavy doughnuts.
21.
(of food) not easily digested.
22.
being in a state of advanced pregnancy; nearing childbirth: heavy with child; heavy with young.
23.
having a large capacity, capable of doing rough work, or having a large output: a heavy truck.
24.
producing or refining basic materials, as steel or coal, used in manufacturing: heavy industry.
25.
sober, serious, or somber: a heavy part in a drama.
26.
Chemistry. of or pertaining to an isotope of greater than normal atomic weight, as heavy hydrogen or heavy oxygen, or to a compound containing such an element, as heavy water.
27.
Slang.
a.
very good; excellent.
b.
very serious or important: a really heavy relationship.
noun
29.
a somber or ennobled theatrical role or character: Iago is the heavy in Othello.
30.
the theatrical role of a villain.
31.
an actor who plays a theatrical heavy.
32.
Military. a gun of great weight or large caliber.
33.
Slang. a very important or influential person: a reception for government heavies.
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adverb
34.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English hevi, Old English hefig, equivalent to hef(e) weight (akin to heave) + -ig -y1
before 900; Middle English hevi, Old English hefig, equivalent to hef(e) weight (akin to heave) + -ig -y1
Related forms
heav·i·ness, noun
o·ver·heav·i·ness, noun
o·ver·heav·y, adjective
ul·tra·heav·y, adjective
un·heav·i·ness, noun
Synonyms
1. ponderous, massive, weighty. 5. dense. 9. onerous, grievous, cumbersome; difficult, severe. 14. Heavy, momentous, weighty refer to anything having a considerable amount of figurative weight. Heavy suggests the carrying of a figurative burden: words heavy with menace. Momentous emphasizes the idea of great and usually serious consequences: a momentous occasion, statement. Weighty seldom used literally, refers to something heavy with importance, often concerned with public affairs, which may require deliberation and careful judgment: a weighty matter, problem. 15. gloomy, mournful, dejected, despondent, downcast, downhearted. 16. tedious, tiresome, wearisome, burdensome, boring. 17. sluggish, lumbering. 19. lowering, gloomy.
1. ponderous, massive, weighty. 5. dense. 9. onerous, grievous, cumbersome; difficult, severe. 14. Heavy, momentous, weighty refer to anything having a considerable amount of figurative weight. Heavy suggests the carrying of a figurative burden: words heavy with menace. Momentous emphasizes the idea of great and usually serious consequences: a momentous occasion, statement. Weighty seldom used literally, refers to something heavy with importance, often concerned with public affairs, which may require deliberation and careful judgment: a weighty matter, problem. 15. gloomy, mournful, dejected, despondent, downcast, downhearted. 16. tedious, tiresome, wearisome, burdensome, boring. 17. sluggish, lumbering. 19. lowering, gloomy.
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heavy (ˈhɛvɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj , heavier, heaviest | |
| 1. | of comparatively great weight: a heavy stone |
| 2. | having a relatively high density: lead is a heavy metal |
| 3. | great in yield, quality, or quantity: heavy rain; heavy traffic |
| 4. | great or considerable: heavy emphasis |
| 5. | hard to bear, accomplish, or fulfil: heavy demands |
| 6. | sad or dejected in spirit or mood: heavy at heart |
| 7. | coarse or broad: a heavy line; heavy features |
| 8. | (of soil) having a high clay content; cloggy |
| 9. | solid or fat: heavy legs |
| 10. | Compare light (of an industry) engaged in the large-scale complex manufacture of capital goods or extraction of raw materials |
| 11. | serious; grave |
| 12. | military |
| a. armed or equipped with large weapons, armour, etc | |
| b. (of guns, etc) of a large and powerful type | |
| 13. | Compare light (of a syllable) having stress or accentuation |
| 14. | dull and uninteresting: a heavy style |
| 15. | prodigious: a heavy drinker |
| 16. | (of cakes, bread, etc) insufficiently leavened |
| 17. | deep and loud: a heavy thud |
| 18. | of music, literature, etc |
| a. dramatic and powerful; grandiose | |
| b. not immediately comprehensible or appealing | |
| 19. | slang |
| a. unpleasant or tedious | |
| b. wonderful | |
| c. (of rock music) having a powerful beat; hard | |
| 20. | weighted; burdened: heavy with child |
| 21. | clumsy and slow: heavy going |
| 22. | permeating: a heavy smell |
| 23. | cloudy or overcast, esp threatening rain: heavy skies |
| 24. | not easily digestible: a heavy meal |
| 25. | (of an element or compound) being or containing an isotope with greater atomic weight than that of the naturally occurring element: heavy hydrogen; heavy water |
| 26. | horse racing (of the going on a racecourse) soft and muddy |
| 27. | slang using, or prepared to use, violence or brutality: the heavy mob |
| 28. | informal heavy on using large quantities of: this car is heavy on petrol |
| —n , heavier, heaviest, heavies | |
| 29. | a. a villainous role |
| b. an actor who plays such a part | |
| 30. | military |
| a. a large fleet unit, esp an aircraft carrier or battleship | |
| b. a large calibre or weighty piece of artillery | |
| 31. | informal (usually plural) the heavies a serious newspaper: the Sunday heavies |
| 32. | informal a heavyweight boxer, wrestler, etc |
| 33. | slang a man hired to threaten violence or deter others by his presence |
| 34. | (Scot) strong bitter beer |
| —adv | |
| 35. | a. in a heavy manner; heavily: time hangs heavy |
| b. (in combination): heavy-laden | |
| [Old English hefig; related to hebban to | |
| 'heavily | |
| —adv | |
| 'heaviness | |
| —n | |
| heavy (ˈhɛvɪ) | |
| —adj , heavier, heaviest | |
| 1. | of comparatively great weight: a heavy stone |
| 2. | having a relatively high density: lead is a heavy metal |
| 3. | great in yield, quality, or quantity: heavy rain; heavy traffic |
| 4. | great or considerable: heavy emphasis |
| 5. | hard to bear, accomplish, or fulfil: heavy demands |
| 6. | sad or dejected in spirit or mood: heavy at heart |
| 7. | coarse or broad: a heavy line; heavy features |
| 8. | (of soil) having a high clay content; cloggy |
| 9. | solid or fat: heavy legs |
| 10. | Compare light (of an industry) engaged in the large-scale complex manufacture of capital goods or extraction of raw materials |
| 11. | serious; grave |
| 12. | military |
| a. armed or equipped with large weapons, armour, etc | |
| b. (of guns, etc) of a large and powerful type | |
| 13. | Compare light (of a syllable) having stress or accentuation |
| 14. | dull and uninteresting: a heavy style |
| 15. | prodigious: a heavy drinker |
| 16. | (of cakes, bread, etc) insufficiently leavened |
| 17. | deep and loud: a heavy thud |
| 18. | of music, literature, etc |
| a. dramatic and powerful; grandiose | |
| b. not immediately comprehensible or appealing | |
| 19. | slang |
| a. unpleasant or tedious | |
| b. wonderful | |
| c. (of rock music) having a powerful beat; hard | |
| 20. | weighted; burdened: heavy with child |
| 21. | clumsy and slow: heavy going |
| 22. | permeating: a heavy smell |
| 23. | cloudy or overcast, esp threatening rain: heavy skies |
| 24. | not easily digestible: a heavy meal |
| 25. | (of an element or compound) being or containing an isotope with greater atomic weight than that of the naturally occurring element: heavy hydrogen; heavy water |
| 26. | horse racing (of the going on a racecourse) soft and muddy |
| 27. | slang using, or prepared to use, violence or brutality: the heavy mob |
| 28. | informal heavy on using large quantities of: this car is heavy on petrol |
| —n , heavier, heaviest, heavies | |
| 29. | a. a villainous role |
| b. an actor who plays such a part | |
| 30. | military |
| a. a large fleet unit, esp an aircraft carrier or battleship | |
| b. a large calibre or weighty piece of artillery | |
| 31. | informal (usually plural) the heavies a serious newspaper: the Sunday heavies |
| 32. | informal a heavyweight boxer, wrestler, etc |
| 33. | slang a man hired to threaten violence or deter others by his presence |
| 34. | (Scot) strong bitter beer |
| —adv | |
| 35. | a. in a heavy manner; heavily: time hangs heavy |
| b. (in combination): heavy-laden | |
| [Old English hefig; related to hebban to | |
| 'heavily | |
| —adv | |
| 'heaviness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
heavy
O.E. hefig, from P.Gmc. *khabigas (cf. O.N. hebig, O.N. hofugr), from *kafjanan and thus related to heave (q.v.). Theatrical (noun) sense of "villain" is 1880, from the adj. Jazz slang sense of "profound, serious" is from 1937. Heavy-handed was originally (1633) "weary" or "clumsy," sense of "overbearing"
is first recorded 1883. Heavyweight is 1857, of horses, 1877 of fighters.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Heaviness weight of product perceived when first placed on tongue.
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