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heavy

/ heavy /
noun/adjective

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a serious (or tragic) role in a play
Type of:
character role theatrical role
adjective Sense 2
marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness
"a heavy heart"
"a heavy schedule"
"heavy news"
"a heavy silence"
"heavy eyelids"
Similar:
burdensome onerous taxing distressing distressful disturbing perturbing troubling
Opposites:
light
adjective Sense 3
unusually great in degree or quantity or number
"heavy taxes"
"a heavy fine"
"heavy casualties"
"heavy losses"
"heavy rain"
"heavy traffic"
Similar:
harsh thick
Opposites:
light
adjective Sense 4
(physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight
"heavy hydrogen"
"heavy water"
Opposites:
light
Domain:
chemistry chemical science
adjective Sense 5
of great intensity or power or force
"a heavy blow"
"the fighting was heavy"
"heavy seas"
Similar:
big
Opposites:
light
adjective satellite Sense 6
slow and laborious because of weight
"the heavy tread of tired troops"
"moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot"
"ponderous prehistoric beasts"
"a ponderous yawn"
Similar:
heavy-footed
adjective Sense 7
of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment
"heavy artillery"
"heavy infantry"
"a heavy cruiser"
"heavy guns"
"heavy industry involves large-scale production of basic products (such a"
Opposites:
light
adjective satellite Sense 8
full and loud and deep
"heavy sounds"
"a herald chosen for his sonorous voice"
Similar:
full
adjective satellite Sense 9
made of fabric having considerable thickness
"a heavy coat"
Similar:
thick
adjective satellite Sense 10
having or suggesting a viscous consistency
"heavy cream"
Similar:
thick
adjective satellite Sense 11
(of an actor or role) being or playing the villain
"Iago is the heavy role in `Othello''"
Similar:
wicked
adjective satellite Sense 12
wide from side to side
"a heavy black mark"
Similar:
wide broad
adjective satellite Sense 13
large and powerful; especially designed for heavy loads or rough work
"a heavy truck"
"heavy machinery"
Similar:
heavy-duty
adjective Sense 14
of comparatively great physical weight or density
"a heavy load"
"lead is a heavy metal"
"heavy mahogony furniture"
Similar:
dense doughy soggy heavyweight hefty heavier-than-air massive middleweight
Opposites:
light
noun Sense 15
an actor who plays villainous roles
Type of:
actor histrion player
adjective satellite Sense 16
darkened by clouds
"a heavy sky"
Similar:
cloudy
adjective satellite Sense 17
(of sleep) deep and complete
"a heavy sleep"
"fell into a profound sleep"
"a sound sleeper"
"deep wakeless sleep"
Similar:
deep
adjective satellite Sense 18
lacking lightness or liveliness
"heavy humor"
"a leaden conversation"
Similar:
dull
adjective satellite Sense 19
requiring or showing effort
"heavy breathing"
"the subject made for labored reading"
Similar:
effortful
adverb Sense 20
slowly as if burdened by much weight
"time hung heavy on their hands"
adjective satellite Sense 21
dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal
"a heavy pudding"
Similar:
indigestible
adjective satellite Sense 22
sharply inclined
"a heavy grade"
Similar:
steep
adjective satellite Sense 23
full of; bearing great weight
"trees heavy with fruit"
"vines weighed down with grapes"
Similar:
full
adjective satellite Sense 24
of a drinker or drinking; indulging intemperately
"does a lot of hard drinking"
"a heavy drinker"
Similar:
intemperate
adjective satellite Sense 25
used of syllables or musical beats
Similar:
stressed
adjective satellite Sense 26
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
"dense smoke"
"heavy fog"
"impenetrable gloom"
Similar:
thick
adjective satellite Sense 27
usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
Similar:
fat
adjective satellite Sense 28
(used of soil) compact and fine-grained
"the clayey soil was heavy and easily saturated"
Similar:
compact
adjective satellite Sense 29
of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought
"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"
Similar:
important of import
adjective satellite Sense 30
characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
"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"
Similar:
effortful
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
30
Total Synonyms
42
Total Relationships
54
Times Searched
3
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character role theatrical role burdensome onerous taxing distressing distressful disturbing perturbing troubling light