Hefty — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful

of considerable weight and size

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˌaɪpɚnɛfɹˈoʊmə/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈɛfti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈɛfti/

2 syllables Say it as /hˌaɪpɚnɛfɹˈoʊmə/.

Examples

a hefty athlete
a muscular boxer
powerful arms

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

healthy sinewy goodly powerful tidy sizable brawny respectable goodish sizeable muscular

Parts of Speech

adjective	(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful “a hefty athlete”
adjective	of considerable weight and size “a hefty dictionary”
adjective	large in amount or extent or degree “it cost a considerable amount”

Word Forms

brawn	noun	possessing muscular strength
brawniness	noun	possessing muscular strength
heft	noun	the property of being large in mass
heftiness	noun	the property of being large in mass
muscle	noun	possessing muscular strength
muscularity	noun	possessing muscular strength
sinew	noun	possessing muscular strength
sizeableness	noun	unusual largeness in size or extent or number

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kräftig

(einer Person) mit körperlicher Stärke und Gewicht; robust und kraftvoll

🇫🇷French

lourd

(d'une personne) possédant une force physique et un poids ; robuste et puissant

🇪🇸Spanish

fuerte

(de una persona) que posee fuerza física y peso; resistente y potente

🇮🇹Italian

pesante

(di persona) dotato di forza fisica e peso; robusto e potente

🇳🇱Dutch

fors

(van een persoon) die fysieke kracht en gewicht bezit; robuust en krachtig

🇵🇹Portuguese

robusto

(de uma pessoa) possuindo força física e peso; robusto e poderoso

🇷🇺Russian

здоровенный

(человека), обладающего физической силой и весом; прочный и мощный

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मोटी

(किसी व्यक्ति का) शारीरिक शक्ति और वजन रखने वाला; ऊबड़-खाबड़ और शक्तिशाली

🇧🇩Bengali

ভারী

(একজন ব্যক্তির) শারীরিক শক্তি এবং ওজনের অধিকারী; শক্ত এবং শক্তিশালী

🇮🇳Tamil

கனமான

(ஒரு நபரின்) உடல் வலிமை மற்றும் எடை கொண்டவர்; முரட்டுத்தனமான மற்றும் சக்திவாய்ந்த

🇮🇳Telugu

భారీగా

(ఒక వ్యక్తి యొక్క) శారీరక బలం మరియు బరువు కలిగి ఉండటం; కఠినమైన మరియు శక్తివంతమైన

🇮🇳Marathi

वजनदार

(एखाद्या व्यक्तीचे) शारीरिक सामर्थ्य आणि वजन असणे; खडबडीत आणि शक्तिशाली

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભારે

(વ્યક્તિનું) શારીરિક શક્તિ અને વજન ધરાવતું; કઠોર અને શક્તિશાળી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭಾರಿ

(ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯ) ದೈಹಿಕ ಶಕ್ತಿ ಮತ್ತು ತೂಕವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವುದು; ಒರಟಾದ ಮತ್ತು ಶಕ್ತಿಯುತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കനത്ത

(ഒരു വ്യക്തിയുടെ) ശാരീരിക ശക്തിയും ഭാരവും ഉള്ളത്; പരുക്കനും ശക്തനും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਾਰੀ

(ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਦਾ) ਸਰੀਰਕ ਤਾਕਤ ਅਤੇ ਭਾਰ ਰੱਖਣ ਵਾਲਾ; ਸਖ਼ਤ ਅਤੇ ਸ਼ਕਤੀਸ਼ਾਲੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

بھاری

(کسی شخص کا) جسمانی طاقت اور وزن کا حامل؛ ناہموار اور طاقتور

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

沉重的

（人）具有体力和体重；坚固耐用

🇯🇵Japanese

重い

（人の）体力と体重がある。頑丈で強力な

🇰🇷Korean

무거운

(사람이) 체력과 체중을 갖고 있는 것. 견고하고 강력함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nặng nề

(của một người) có sức mạnh và cân nặng; gồ ghề và mạnh mẽ

🇹🇭Thai

หนัก

(ของบุคคล) มีกำลังและน้ำหนักทางกายภาพ แข็งแกร่งและทรงพลัง

🇮🇩Indonesian

besar dan kuat

(seseorang) yang memiliki kekuatan fisik dan berat badan; kasar dan kuat

🇵🇭Filipino

mabigat

(ng isang tao) nagtataglay ng pisikal na lakas at timbang; masungit at makapangyarihan

🇲🇾Malay

berbadan besar

(seseorang) yang mempunyai kekuatan dan berat fizikal; lasak dan berkuasa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ضخمة

(لشخص) يمتلك القوة البدنية والوزن؛ وعرة وقوية

🇮🇷Persian

سنگین

(شخصی) دارای قدرت و وزن بدنی; ناهموار و قدرتمند

🇹🇷Turkish

iri

(bir kişinin) fiziksel güce ve ağırlığa sahip olması; sağlam ve güçlü

🇮🇱Hebrew

חָסוֹן

(של אדם) בעל כוח ומשקל גופני; מחוספס ועוצמתי

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