husky
1 of 5adjective (1)
hus·ky ˈhə-skē 
huskier; huskiest
: hoarse with or as if with emotion
huskily
ˈhə-skə-lē
adverb huskiness
ˈhə-skē-nəs
noun husky
2 of 5noun (1)
hus·ky ˈhə-skē
plural huskies
1
: siberian husky
2
: a heavy-coated working dog of the New World arctic region
husky
3 of 5adjective (2)
hus·ky ˈhə-skē
huskier; huskiest
1
: burly, robust
2
: large
husky
4 of 5noun (2)
hus·ky ˈhə-skē
plural huskies
: one that is husky
husky
5 of 5adjective (3)
ˈhə-skē
huskier; huskiest
: resembling, containing, or full of husks
Synonyms
Adjective (1)
- coarse
- croaking
- croaky
- grating
- gravel
- gravelly
- gruff
- hoarse
- rasping
- raspy
- rusty
- scratchy
- throaty
Adjective (2)
- beefy
- brawny
- burly
- hefty
- hulking
- mesomorphic
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Word History
Etymology
Adjective (1)
probably from husk huskiness, from obsolete husk to have a dry cough
Noun (1)
shortening of Huskemaw, Uskemaw Eskimo, from Cree aškime·w; akin to Montagnais (Algonquian language of eastern Canada) aiachkime8 Micmac, Eskimo — more at eskimo
Adjective (2)
probably from husk entry 1
First Known Use
Adjective (1)
circa 1722, in the meaning defined above
Noun (1)
1852, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Adjective (2)
1869, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
1864, in the meaning defined above
Adjective (3)
1552, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing husky
Kids Definition
husky 1 of 3
adjective
hus·ky ˈhəs-kē
huskier; huskiest
: hoarse sense 2
a husky voice
husky
2 of 3noun
plural huskies
: a strong dog with a thick coat often used to pull sleds in arctic regions
husky
3 of 3adjective
huskier; huskiest
1
: strong sense 1, burly
husky football players
2
: larger than average
huskiness
noun
as in stoutness
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- stoutness
- heaviness
- bulkiness
- burliness
- corpulency
- brawniness
- rotundity
- corpulence
- fleshiness
- embonpoint
- fattiness
- fatness
- chubbiness
- plumpness
- pudginess
- obesity
- adiposity
- grossness
- fat
- portliness
- weight
- pursiness
- endomorphy
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- leanness
- slenderness
- slimness
- thinness
- trimness
- svelteness
- gauntness
- weediness
- fitness
- reediness
- skinniness
- scrawniness
- landing
- landing angle
- landing beam
- landing circle
- landing craft
- landing field
- landing fields
- landing flap
- landing force
- landing gear
- landing light
- landing man
- landing mat
- landing net
- landing party
- landing ship
- landing signal officer
- landing stage
- landing strake
- landing strip
- landing strips
- landing surveyor
- landing T
- landing tee
- landing waiter