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heaviness
heav·y H0115900 (hĕv′ē)adj. heav·i·er, heav·i·est 1. Having relatively great weight: a heavy load.2. Having relatively high density; having a high specific gravity.3. a. Large, as in number or quantity: a heavy turnout; heavy casualties.b. Large in yield or output: heavy rainfall.4. Of great intensity: heavy activity; heavy fighting.5. a. Having great power or force: a heavy punch.b. Violent; rough: heavy seas.6. a. Equipped with massive armaments and weapons: a heavy cruiser; heavy infantry.b. Large enough to fire powerful shells: heavy guns.7. a. Indulging to a great degree: a heavy drinker.b. Involved or participating on a large scale: a heavy investor.8. Of great import or seriousness; grave: heavy matters of state.9. a. Having considerable thickness: a heavy coat.b. Broad or coarse: drew the face with heavy lines.10. a. Dense; thick: a heavy fog.b. Slow to dissipate; strong: "There was a heavy fragrance of flowers and lemon trees" (Mario Puzo).c. Too dense or rich to digest easily: a heavy dessert.d. Insufficiently leavened: heavy bread.e. Full of clay and readily saturated: heavy soil.11. a. Weighed down; burdened: trees heavy with plums.b. Emotionally weighed down; despondent: a heavy heart.c. Marked by or exhibiting weariness: heavy lids.d. Sad or painful: heavy news.12. a. Hard to do or accomplish; arduous: heavy going; heavy reading.b. Not easily borne; oppressive: heavy taxes.13. Lacking vitality; deficient in vivacity or grace: a heavy gait; heavy humor.14. Sharply inclined; steep: a heavy grade.15. Having a large capacity or designed for rough work: a heavy truck.16. Of, relating to, or involving the large-scale production of basic products, such as steel: heavy industry.17. Of or relating to a serious dramatic role.18. Physics Of or relating to an isotope with an atomic mass greater than the average mass of that element.19. Loud; sonorous: a heavy sound; heavy breathing.20. Linguistics Of, relating to, or being a syllable ending in a long vowel or in a vowel plus two consonants.21. Slang a. Of great significance or profundity.b. Very popular or important: a rock star who is really heavy.adv. heav·i·er, heav·i·est Heavily: The snow is falling heavier tonight than last night.n. pl. heav·ies 1. a. A serious or tragic role in a play.b. An actor playing such a role.2. Slang A villain in a story or play.3. Slang A mobster.4. Slang One that is very important or influential: a media heavy. [Middle English hevi, from Old English hefig; see kap- in Indo-European roots.] heav′i·ness n.Synonyms: heavy, weighty, hefty, massive, ponderous These adjectives mean having a relatively great weight. Heavy refers to what has great physical weight (a heavy boulder) and figuratively to what is burdensome or oppressive to the spirit (heavy responsibilities). Weighty literally denotes having considerable weight (a weighty package); figuratively, it describes what is onerous, serious, or important (a weighty decision). Hefty refers principally to physical heaviness or brawniness: a hefty book; a short, hefty wrestler. Massive describes what is bulky, heavy, solid, and strong: massive marble columns. Ponderous refers to what has great mass and weight and usually implies unwieldiness: ponderous prehistoric beasts. Figuratively it describes what is complicated, involved, or lacking in grace: a book with a ponderous plot.Heaviness - Feel heavy … like a corpse —Penelope Gilliatt
- Feel heavy like the September limbs of an apple tree —Diane Wakoski
- The hand upon his shoulder weighed like a hand of lead —Oscar Wilde
- Heavy and indistinct, like the consciousness of a man in a dream —Gustave Flaubert
See Also: VAGUENESS - Heavy as a lecher’s kiss —Sylvia Plath
- (A cold sky) heavy as a vault —Malcolm Cowley
- (They are) heavy as dumplings —Henry David Thoreau
To give added emphasis and specificity, there’s “Heavy as overcooked dumplings,” “Heavy as matzoh balls,” “Heavy as latkes,” “Heavy as wontons.” - Heavy as guilt —Anon
- Heavy as hard luck —Philip Larkin
- Heavy as ingots —Diane Ackerman
- (The glass mugs were) heavy as sin —Harvey Swados
- [A suitcase] heavy as some icon —Cynthia Ozick
- Heavy as the weight of dreams —Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Leaden like a bullet —Ted Hughes
ThesaurusNoun | 1. | heaviness - the property of being comparatively great in weight; "the heaviness of lead"weightinessweight - the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravityheft, ponderosity, ponderousness, heftiness, massiveness - the property of being large in masspreponderance - exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight; "the least preponderance in either pan will unbalance the scale"weightlessness, lightness - the property of being comparatively small in weight; "the lightness of balsa wood" | | 2. | heaviness - persisting sadness; "nothing lifted the heaviness of her heart after her loss"sadness, unhappiness - emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being | | 3. | heaviness - an oppressive quality that is laborious and solemn and lacks grace or fluency; "a book so serious that it sometimes subsided into ponderousness"; "his lectures tend to heaviness and repetition"ponderousnessuninterestingness - inability to capture or hold one's interest | | 4. | heaviness - used of a line or markthicknessbroadness, wideness - the property of being wide; having great width | | 5. | heaviness - unwelcome burdensome difficultyburdensomeness, onerousness, oppressivenessdifficultness, difficulty - the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb" |
heavinessnoun1. weight, gravity, ponderousness, heftiness the heaviness of earthbound matter2. sluggishness, torpor, numbness, dullness, lassitude, languor, deadness There was a heaviness in the air that stunned them.3. sadness, depression, gloom, seriousness, melancholy, despondency, dejection, gloominess, glumness a heaviness in his reply which discouraged further questioningheavinessnounThe state or quality of being physically heavy:heftiness, massiveness, ponderosity, ponderousness, weight, weightiness.Informal: avoirdupois.Translationsheavy (ˈhevi) adjective1. having great weight; difficult to lift or carry. a heavy parcel. 沉重的 沉重的2. having a particular weight. I wonder how heavy our little baby is. 重的 重的3. of very great amount, force etc. heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes. 數量大的,力量大的 大量的4. doing something to a great extent. He's a heavy smoker/drinker. 程度大的 多的5. dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy. a heavy sky/atmosphere. 陰沉的 阴沉的6. difficult to read, do, understand etc. Books on philosophy are too heavy for me. 難懂的 难懂的7. (of food) hard to digest. rather heavy pastry. 難消化的 难消化的8. noisy and clumsy. heavy footsteps. 大聲且笨重的 笨重的ˈheavily adverb 沉重地 沉重地ˈheaviness noun 沉重 沉重,重量 ˌheavy-ˈduty adjective made to stand up to very hard wear or use. heavy-duty tyres. 耐磨損的,耐用的 经得起损耗的,耐用的 heavy industry industries such as coalmining, ship-building etc which involve the use of large or heavy machines or which produce large or heavy products. 重工業 重工业ˈheavyweight adjective, noun (a person) in the heaviest of the various classes into which competitors in certain sports (eg boxing, wrestling) are divided according to their weight. a heavyweight boxer. 重量級的,重量級運動員 重量级的,重量级运动员(例最重量级拳击手或摔交手) heavy going difficult to make any progress with. I found this book very heavy going. 難以有所進展 艰难的进展a heavy heart a feeling of sadness. He obeyed with a heavy heart. 心情沉重的 心情沉重的make heavy weather of to find surprising difficulty in doing. He said he'd finish the job in half an hour, but he's making rather heavy weather of it. 發覺(某事)做起來意外地困難 发现 ... 麻烦,发觉(某事)做起来极其困难的 EncyclopediaSeeheavyFinancialSeeHeavyheaviness
Synonyms for heavinessnoun weightSynonyms- weight
- gravity
- ponderousness
- heftiness
noun sluggishnessSynonyms- sluggishness
- torpor
- numbness
- dullness
- lassitude
- languor
- deadness
noun sadnessSynonyms- sadness
- depression
- gloom
- seriousness
- melancholy
- despondency
- dejection
- gloominess
- glumness
Synonyms for heavinessnoun the state or quality of being physically heavySynonyms- heftiness
- massiveness
- ponderosity
- ponderousness
- weight
- weightiness
- avoirdupois
Synonyms for heavinessnoun the property of being comparatively great in weightSynonymsRelated Words- weight
- heft
- ponderosity
- ponderousness
- heftiness
- massiveness
- preponderance
Antonymsnoun persisting sadnessRelated Wordsnoun an oppressive quality that is laborious and solemn and lacks grace or fluencySynonymsRelated Wordsnoun used of a line or markSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun unwelcome burdensome difficultySynonyms- burdensomeness
- onerousness
- oppressiveness
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