Heftiness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

possessing muscular strength

the property of being large in mass

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈaɪpɚnˌɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈɛftinəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈɛftinəs/

3 syllables Say it as /hˈaɪpɚnˌɪk/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

brawn heft massiveness muscularity muscle ponderousness brawniness ponderosity sinew

Word Forms

brawny	adjective	(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
muscular	adjective	(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
muscle	verb	make one's way by force
sinewy	adjective	(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
hefty	adjective	(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
massive	adjective	imposing in size or bulk or solidity
ponderous	adjective	having great mass and weight and unwieldiness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schwere

Muskelkraft besitzen

🇫🇷French

lourdeur

posséder de la force musculaire

🇪🇸Spanish

corpulencia

poseer fuerza muscular

🇮🇹Italian

pesantezza

possedere forza muscolare

🇳🇱Dutch

zwaarte

over spierkracht beschikken

🇵🇹Portuguese

peso

possuindo força muscular

🇷🇺Russian

здоровенность

обладающий мышечной силой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भारीपन

मांसपेशियों की ताकत रखने वाला

🇮🇳Tamil

கனம்

தசை வலிமை உடையது

🇮🇳Telugu

భారము

కండరాల బలాన్ని కలిగి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

भारीपणा

स्नायूंची ताकद असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

કઠોરતા

સ્નાયુબદ્ધ શક્તિ ધરાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭಾರಿತನ

ಸ್ನಾಯುವಿನ ಬಲವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭാരോദ്വഹനം

പേശീബലം ഉള്ളത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਚਾਈ

ਮਾਸਪੇਸ਼ੀ ਦੀ ਤਾਕਤ ਰੱਖਣ ਵਾਲੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

اونچائی

پٹھوں کی طاقت کا مالک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

厚重

拥有肌肉力量

🇯🇵Japanese

重厚さ

筋力があること

🇰🇷Korean

무거움

근력을 가지고 있는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự nặng nề

sở hữu sức mạnh cơ bắp

🇹🇭Thai

ความหนักหน่วง

มีความแข็งแรงของกล้ามเนื้อ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kekekaran

memiliki kekuatan otot

🇵🇭Filipino

kabigatan

nagtataglay ng lakas ng kalamnan

🇲🇾Malay

berat badan

mempunyai kekuatan otot

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ضخامة

امتلاك القوة العضلية

🇮🇷Persian

سنگینی

دارای قدرت عضلانی

🇹🇷Turkish

irilik

kas gücüne sahip

🇮🇱Hebrew

כבדות

בעל כוח שרירי

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The primary meaning of 'heftiness' is 'possessing muscular strength'.

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