Heavy — synonyms, heavy antonyms, definition

1. heavy (a)

abstract abstruse adipose ample apathetic arduous austere big blue blunt boring breathless broad bulky bully burdensome capacious charged chubby close • • •

2. heavy (Noun)

bodyguard bully goon muscle rascal redneck roughneck rowdy ruffian strikebreaker thug tough

heavy (Noun) — An actor who plays villainous roles.

heavy (Noun) — A serious (or tragic) role in a play.

actor character histrion part persona player role role player theatrical role thespian

3. heavy (Adjective)

backbreaking clayey cloggy enceinte expectant grave gravid great grueling gruelling impenetrable intemperate labored laborious laboured large leaden louring loury lowery • • • light

heavy (Adjective) — Of comparatively great physical weight or density. ex. "a heavy load" ex. "lead is a heavy metal" ex. "heavy mahogany furniture"

heavy (Adjective) — Unusually great in degree, quantity or number. ex. "heavy taxes" ex. "a heavy fine" ex. "heavy casualties" ex. "heavy losses" ex. "heavy rain" ex. "heavy traffic"

heavy (Adjective) — Of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment. ex. "heavy artillery" ex. "heavy infantry" ex. "a heavy cruiser" ex. "heavy guns" ex. "heavy industry involves large-scale production of basic products (such as steel) used by other industries"

heavy (Adjective) — Marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness, troubles or weariness. ex. "a heavy heart" ex. "a heavy schedule" ex. "heavy news" ex. "a heavy silence" ex. "heavy eyelids"

heavy (Adjective) — Usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it.

heavy (Adjective) — (used of soil) compact and fine-grained. ex. "the clayey soil was heavy and easily saturated" ex. "the cloggy soil was heavy and easily saturated"

heavy (Adjective) — Darkened by clouds. ex. "a heavy sky"

heavy (Adjective) — Of great intensity, power or force. ex. "a heavy blow" ex. "the fighting was heavy" ex. "heavy seas"

heavy (Adjective) — (physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight. ex. "heavy hydrogen" ex. "heavy water"

heavy (Adjective) — (of an actor or role) being or playing the villain. ex. "Iago is the heavy role in 'Othello'"

heavy (Adjective) — Permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter. ex. "heavy fog"

heavy (Adjective) — Of relatively large extent and density. ex. "a heavy line"

heavy (Adjective) — Made of fabric having considerable thickness. ex. "a heavy coat"

heavy (Adjective) — Prodigious. ex. "heavy investor"

heavy (Adjective) — Full and loud and deep. ex. "heavy sounds"

heavy (Adjective) — Given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors. ex. "a heavy drinker"

heavy (Adjective) — Of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought. ex. "heavy matters of state"

heavy (Adjective) — Slow and laborious because of weight. ex. "the heavy tread of tired troops"

heavy (Adjective) — Large and powerful; especially designed for heavy loads or rough work. ex. "a heavy truck" ex. "heavy machinery"

heavy (Adjective) — Dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal. ex. "a heavy pudding"

heavy (Adjective) — Sharply inclined. ex. "a heavy grade"

heavy (Adjective) — Full of; bearing great weight. ex. "trees heavy with fruit"

heavy (Adjective) — Requiring or showing effort. ex. "heavy breathing"

heavy (Adjective) — Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort. ex. "heavy work" ex. "heavy going"

heavy (Adjective) — Lacking lightness or liveliness. ex. "heavy humour"

heavy (Adjective) — (of sleep) deep and complete. ex. "a heavy sleep"

heavy (Adjective) — In an advanced stage of pregnancy. ex. "was heavy with child"

weight

4. heavy (Adverb)

heavily

heavy (Adverb) — Slowly as if burdened by much weight. ex. "time hung heavy on their hands"