- heftiness
- noun see hefty
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
heftiness
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heftiness — See heftily. * * * … Universalium
heftiness — noun The property of being hefty … Wiktionary
heftiness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The state or quality of being physically heavy: heaviness, massiveness, ponderosity, ponderousness, weight, weightiness. Informal: avoirdupois. See HEAVY … English dictionary for students
heftiness — n. importance, influence; weight … English contemporary dictionary
heftiness — heft·i·ness … English syllables
heftiness — noun 1. possessing muscular strength • Syn: ↑brawn, ↑brawniness, ↑muscle, ↑muscularity, ↑sinew • Derivationally related forms: ↑sinewy (for: ↑sine … Useful english dictionary
massiveness — noun 1. an unwieldy largeness • Syn: ↑bulkiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑massive, ↑bulky (for: ↑bulkiness) • Hypernyms: ↑largeness, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
ponderosity — noun the property of being large in mass • Syn: ↑heft, ↑heftiness, ↑massiveness, ↑ponderousness • Derivationally related forms: ↑ponderous, ↑ponderous (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
ponderousness — noun 1. 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 • Syn: ↑heaviness • Derivationally related forms:… … Useful english dictionary
hefty — adjective (heftier; est) Date: 1863 1. quite heavy 2. a. marked by bigness, bulk, and usually strength < a hefty football player > b. powerful, mighty c. impressively large ; substantial … New Collegiate Dictionary
