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Definitions for Heaviness

[1] of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.
[2] of great amount, quantity, or size; extremely large; massive: a heavy vote; a heavy snowfall.
[3] of great force, intensity, turbulence, etc.: a heavy sea.
[4] of more than the usual or average weight: a heavy person; heavy freight.
[5] having much weight in proportion to bulk; being of high specific gravity: a heavy metal.
[6] of major import; grave; serious: a heavy offense.
[7] deep or intense; profound: a heavy thinker; heavy slumber.
[8] Military . thickly armed or equipped with guns of large size. Compare heavy cruiser. (of guns) of the more powerful sizes: heavy weapons. Compare heavy artillery.
[9] hard to bear; burdensome; harsh; oppressive: heavy taxes.
[10] hard to cope with; trying; difficult: a heavy task.
[11] being as indicated to an unusually great degree: a heavy buyer.
[12] broad, thick, or coarse; not delicate: heavy lines drawn in charcoal.
[13] weighted or laden: air heavy with moisture.
[14] fraught; loaded; charged: words heavy with meaning.
[15] depressed with trouble or sorrow; showing sorrow; sad: a heavy heart.
[16] without vivacity or interest; ponderous; dull: a heavy style.
[17] slow in movement or action; clumsy: a heavy walk.
[18] loud and deep; sonorous: a heavy sound.
[19] (of the sky) overcast or cloudy.
[20] exceptionally dense in substance; insufficiently raised or leavened; thick: heavy doughnuts.
[21] (of food) not easily digested.
[22] being in a state of advanced pregnancy; nearing childbirth: heavy with child; heavy with young.
[23] having a large capacity, capable of doing rough work, or having a large output: a heavy truck.
[24] producing or refining basic materials, as steel or coal, used in manufacturing: heavy industry.
[25] sober, serious, or somber: a heavy part in a drama.
[26] Chemistry . of or relating to an isotope of greater than normal atomic weight, as heavy hydrogen or heavy oxygen, or to a compound containing such an element, as heavy water.
[27] Slang . very good; excellent. very serious or important: a really heavy relationship.
[28] Phonetics . (of a syllable) stressed(def 12) . long1(def 22) .
[29] a somber or ennobled theatrical role or character: Iago is the heavy in Othello.
[30] the theatrical role of a villain.
[31] an actor who plays a theatrical heavy.
[32] Military . a gun of great weight or large caliber.
[33] Slang . a very important or influential person: a reception for government heavies.
[34] heavily.
[35] of comparatively great weight a heavy stone
[36] having a relatively high density lead is a heavy metal
[37] great in yield, quality, or quantity heavy rain ; heavy traffic
[38] great or considerable heavy emphasis
[39] hard to bear, accomplish, or fulfil heavy demands
[40] sad or dejected in spirit or mood heavy at heart
[41] coarse or broad a heavy line ; heavy features
[42] (of soil) having a high clay content; cloggy
[43] solid or fat heavy legs
[44] (of an industry) engaged in the large-scale complex manufacture of capital goods or extraction of raw materials Compare light 2 (def. 19)
[45] serious; grave
[46] military armed or equipped with large weapons, armour, etc (of guns, etc) of a large and powerful type
[47] (of a syllable) having stress or accentuation Compare light 2 (def. 24)
[48] dull and uninteresting a heavy style
[49] prodigious a heavy drinker
[50] (of cakes, bread, etc) insufficiently leavened
[51] deep and loud a heavy thud
[52] (of music, literature, etc) dramatic and powerful; grandiose not immediately comprehensible or appealing
[53] slang unpleasant or tedious wonderful (of rock music) having a powerful beat; hard
[54] weighted; burdened heavy with child
[55] clumsy and slow heavy going
[56] permeating a heavy smell
[57] cloudy or overcast, esp threatening rain heavy skies
[58] not easily digestible a heavy meal
[59] (of an element or compound) being or containing an isotope with greater atomic weight than that of the naturally occurring element heavy hydrogen ; heavy water
[60] horse racing (of the going on a racecourse) soft and muddy
[61] slang using, or prepared to use, violence or brutality the heavy mob
[62] heavy on informal using large quantities of this car is heavy on petrol
[63] a villainous role an actor who plays such a part
[64] military a large fleet unit, esp an aircraft carrier or battleship a large calibre or weighty piece of artillery
[65] the heavies (usually plural) informal a serious newspaper the Sunday heavies
[66] informal a heavyweight boxer, wrestler, etc
[67] slang a man hired to threaten violence or deter others by his presence
[68] Scot strong bitter beer
[69] in a heavy manner; heavily time hangs heavy (in combination ) heavy-laden

Words related to Heaviness

heavydensity, mass, weight, thickness, denseness

Words nearby Heaviness

heavyheavier-than-air, heavily, heaviside, heaviside layer, heaviside unit function, heavy, heavy artillery, heavy bomber, heavy breather, heavy chain, heavy chain disease

Origin of Heaviness

ybefore 900; Middle English hevi, Old English hefig, equivalent to hef(e ) weight (akin to heave) + -ig -y1

Other words from Heaviness

heav·i·ness , noun
o·ver·heav·i·ness , noun
o·ver·heav·y , adjective
ul·tra·heav·y , adjective
un·heav·i·ness , noun
un·heav·y , adjective

Word origin for Heaviness

yOld English hefig; related to hebban to heave , Old High German hebīg

Synonyms for Heaviness

denseness, density, mass, thickness, weight