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heavy

/ˈhe.vi/
Meanings
  • adjective

    Having a great or excessive weight or mass; heavy objects are hard to lift or move.

  • adjective

    Serious and important; grave.

Pronunciation
  1. /ˈhe.vi/



    Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75271837"
  2. /ˈhɛ.vi/



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  3. /ˈhiːvi/



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Antonyms

light
Synonyms

swear , sweer
Rhymes
Words rhyming with heavy
eve , give , hive , jive , leave , rive , rive
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. Heavy (en) : adjective: having a great or excessive weight or mass

  2. Heavy (en) : adjective: serious and important

  3. Heavy (en) : noun: a heavy object

  4. Heave (en) : verb: lift or raise something with effort

Variants
List of all variants of heavy that leads to same result
heavier , heaviest , heaviness , heavinesses , heavy , heavies , heavy bag , heavy bags , heavy chain , heavy chains , heavy cream , heavy creams , heavy-duty , heavy-footed , heavy-handed , heavy-handedly , heavy-handedness , heavy-handednesses , heavy hitter , heavy hitters
Forms
Different forms of the word (e.g., verb conjugations, plural forms, comparative/superlative forms for adjectives).

heavier, heaviest

Etymology
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Old English hefian, heah meaning 'lift up, raise, or exalt'.

Trivia
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  1. The term 'heavy metal' was originally used to describe music that was loud and intense, but later came to be associated with a specific genre.

  2. The term 'heavy water' refers to water that contains a higher than normal concentration of the heavy isotope deuterium.

Related Concepts
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  1. Weight: A measure of the force required to overcome the gravitational attraction between two bodies.

  2. Mass: A measure of the amount of matter in an object.

Culture
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In literature, 'heavy' is often used metaphorically to describe serious or weighty subjects. In music, heavy genres such as heavy metal and heavy rock use the term to describe their intense sound.

How to Memorize "heavy"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine lifting a heavy weight with both hands. Feel the strain in your muscles as you lift it higher and higher.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'heavy' with the feeling of weight or seriousness.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the acronym 'H.E.A.V.Y.' to remember the meaning: 'H' for heavy objects, 'E' for emotional or serious, 'A' for intense or weighty, 'V' for volume or mass, and 'Y' for yoke or burden.

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