heavy
Adjective
-
Of comparatively great physical weight or density (synset 301188475)
"a heavy load"; "lead is a heavy metal"; "heavy mahogany furniture"tells us about: weight - the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravitysimilar to:
- dense - having high relative density or specific gravity
- doughy, soggy - having the consistency of dough because of insufficient leavening or improper cooking
- heavier-than-air - relating to an aircraft heavier than the air it displaces
- hefty - of considerable weight and size
- massive - consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
- non-buoyant - tending to sink in a liquid or fall in air
- ponderous - having great mass and weight and unwieldiness
-
Unusually great in degree or quantity or number (synset 301194226)
"heavy taxes"; "a heavy fine"; "heavy casualties"; "heavy losses"; "heavy rain"; "heavy traffic"similar to: harsh - severe
-
Of the military or industry;
Using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment (synset 301196916)"heavy artillery"; "heavy infantry"; "a heavy cruiser"; "heavy guns"; "heavy industry involves large-scale production of basic products (such as steel) used by other industries" -
Marked by great psychological weight;
Weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness (synset 301192305)"a heavy heart"; "a heavy schedule"; "heavy news"; "a heavy silence"; "heavy eyelids"similar to:- burdensome, onerous, taxing - not easily borne; wearing
- distressful, distressing, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying - causing distress or worry or anxiety
- leaden, weighted - made heavy or weighted down with weariness
- oppressive - weighing heavily on the senses or spirit
- weighty - weighing heavily on the spirit; causing anxiety or worry
-
Usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it (synset 300990957)
similar to: fat - having an (over)abundance of fleshsame as: fleshy, overweight
-
(used of soil) compact and fine-grained (synset 300504399)
"the clayey soil was heavy and easily saturated"similar to: compact - closely and firmly united or packed together
-
Darkened by clouds (synset 300464442)
"a heavy sky"similar to: cloudy - full of or covered with clouds
-
Of great intensity or power or force (synset 301195161)
"a heavy blow"; "the fighting was heavy"; "heavy seas"similar to: big - marked by intense physical force
-
(physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight (synset 301194770)
"heavy hydrogen"; "heavy water"referred to in: chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
-
(of an actor or role) being or playing the villain (synset 302524297)
"Iago is the heavy role in `Othello'"similar to: wicked - morally bad in principle or practice
-
Permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter (synset 302425186)
"dense smoke"; "heavy fog"; "impenetrable gloom"similar to: thick - relatively dense in consistencysame as: dense, impenetrable
-
Of relatively large extent and density (synset 302420355)
"a heavy line"similar to: thick - not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
-
Made of fabric having considerable thickness (synset 302420243)
"a heavy coat"similar to: thick - not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
-
Prodigious (synset 302411163)
"big spender"; "big eater"; "heavy investor"similar to: intemperate - excessive in behaviorsame as: big
-
Full and loud and deep (synset 301460500)
"heavy sounds"; "a herald chosen for his sonorous voice"similar to: full - (of sound) having marked deepness and bodysame as: sonorous
-
Given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors (synset 301302121)
"a hard drinker"similar to: indulgent - characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someonesame as: hard, intemperate
-
Of great gravity or crucial import;
Requiring serious thought (synset 301281533)"grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"; "a grievous fault"; "heavy matters of state"; "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference" -
Slow and laborious because of weight (synset 301196329)
"the heavy tread of tired troops"; "moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot"; "ponderous prehistoric beasts"; "a ponderous yawn"similar to: heavy-footed - (of movement) lacking ease or lightness
-
Large and powerful;
Especially designed for heavy loads or rough work (synset 301192034)"a heavy truck"; "heavy machinery"similar to: heavy-duty - designed for heavy work -
Dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal (synset 301186658)
"a heavy pudding"similar to: indigestible - digested with difficulty
-
Sharply inclined (synset 301149124)
"a heavy grade"similar to: steep - having a sharp inclination
-
Full of;
Bearing great weight (synset 301088956)"trees heavy with fruit"; "vines weighed down with grapes"similar to: full - containing as much or as many as is possible or normalsame as: weighed down -
Requiring or showing effort (synset 300840954)
"heavy breathing"; "the subject made for labored reading"similar to: effortful - requiring great physical effort
-
Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion;
Especially physical effort (synset 300840083)"worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace"similar to: effortful - requiring great physical effort -
Lacking lightness or liveliness (synset 300811237)
"heavy humor"; "a leaden conversation"similar to: dull - lacking in liveliness or animationsame as: leaden
-
(of sleep) deep and complete (synset 300696469)
"a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep"similar to: deep - relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
-
In an advanced stage of pregnancy (synset 300174652)
"was big with child"; "was great with child"similar to: pregnant - carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life
Noun
- An actor who plays villainous roles (synset 110186954)
-
A serious (or tragic) role in a play (synset 105938368)
is a type of: character, part, persona, role, theatrical role - an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
Adverb
-
Slowly as if burdened by much weight (synset 400357411)
"time hung heavy on their hands"same as: heavily
Found on Word Lists
Other Searches
- Rhyme: Dillfrog, RhymeZone
- Definition: Wiktionary, Dictionary.com, Wikipedia, Merriam-Webster, WordNet, Power Thesaurus
- Imagery: Google, Flickr, Bing