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HEAVY definition: 1. weighing a lot, and needing effort to move or lift: 2. (especially of something unpleasant) of…. Learn more.
Adjective “Is that box too heavy for you to lift?” “No, it's not very heavy.” The truck was carrying a heavy load. The man was six feet tall with a heavy build. Turnout for the election is expected to be heavy. We got caught in heavy traffic. Heavy rains caused flooding in the area. She was wearing sunglasses and heavy makeup.
Heavy definition: of great weight; hard to lift or carry. See examples of HEAVY used in a sentence.
SYNONYMY NOTE: heavy implies relatively great density, quantity, intensity, etc. and figuratively connotes a pressing down on the mind, spirits, or senses [heavy water, heavy-hearted]; weighty suggests heaviness as an absolute rather than a relative quality and figuratively connotes great importance or influence [a weighty problem]: ponderous ...
Something that's heavy weighs a lot, either physically or emotionally. It's hard to lift a heavy backpack, and it's hard to handle a heavy topic, like the meaning of life. Bulky, substantial things are heavy, and you can also describe people as heavy, especially if they're big-boned and carry a lot of weight.
Synonyms for HEAVY: massive, hefty, ponderous, substantial, weighty, solid, bulky, burdensome; Antonyms of HEAVY: light, weightless, fluffy, slight, feathery, airy, flimsy, ethereal
Definition of heavy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Weapons, Food, dish, Gardening, Sport, Odours heav‧y1 /ˈhevi/ S1 W1 adjective (comparative heavier, superlative heaviest) 1 weight weighing a lot OPP light The wardrobe was too heavy for me to move on my own. a heavy suitcase The males are seven times heavier than the females.
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 ).
2 more or worse than usual in amount, degree, etc. the noise of heavy traffic heavy frost/rain/snow the effects of heavy drinking There was heavy fighting in the capital last night. The penalty for speeding can be a heavy fine .
