hefty

hefty

See also: Hefty

English

Etymology

19th century. From heft (“weight”) +‎ -y.

The similarity with German heftig (“vigorous, violent, intense”) is apparently coincidental. From the German are Dutch, Danish, Norwegian heftig, Swedish häftig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛfti/

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Adjective

hefty (comparative heftier, superlative heftiest)

1. Heavy, weighing a lot.

   She carries a hefty backpack full of books.

2. Heavy, strong, vigorous, mighty, impressive.

   He can throw a hefty punch.

   • 1934 Frank Richards The Magnet, Kidnapped from the Air

     The Remove dormitory echoed to the old, familiar sound of Bunter's hefty snore.

3. Strong, bulky.

   They use some hefty bolts to hold up road signs.

4. (of a person) Possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; powerfully or heavily built.

   He was a tall, hefty man.

Usage notes

• Nouns to which "hefty" is often applied: price tag, premium, profit, price, penalty, fine, portion, salary, gain, increase, amount, sum, check, fee.

Translations

heavy

Bulgarian: тежък (bg) (težǎk) Dutch: fors (nl), zwaar (nl), zwaar (nl) Finnish: tuhti (fi) French: lourd (fr) German: schwer (de)

Maori: katete, toimaha, taumaha Polish: cięzki m Russian: тяжёлый (ru) (tjažólyj) Spanish: pesado (es) Turkish: ağır (tr)

impressive, mighty

Finnish: mahtava (fi) German: beeindruckend (de) Romanian: impresionant (ro)

Russian: впечатля́ющий (ru) (vpečatljájuščij), могу́щественный (ru) (mogúščestvennyj) Turkish: etkileyici (tr)

strong, bulky

Bulgarian: як (bg) (jak), здрав (bg) (zdrav) Dutch: fors (nl), stevig (nl) Finnish: tukeva (fi) German: deftig (de), klobig (de)

Romanian: solid (ro) Russian: большо́й (ru) (bolʹšój), объёмистый (ru) (obʺjómistyj), масси́вный (ru) (massívnyj), изря́дный (ru) (izrjádnyj), оби́льный (ru) (obílʹnyj) Turkish: çam yarması (tr) gibi, iri (tr), iri yarı (tr)

powerfully or heavily built

Bulgarian: як (bg) (jak) Dutch: stevig (nl) Finnish: tanakka (fi), vanttera (fi) French: baraqué (fr) German: kräftig (de), mächtig (de), stark (de)

Maori: katete Ngazidja Comorian: -radji Russian: (of a person) дю́жий (ru) (djúžij), здорове́нный (ru) (zdorovénnyj), си́льный (ru) (sílʹnyj), мо́щный (ru) (móščnyj) Spanish: robusto (es) m Turkish: güçlü kuvvetli (tr), kuvvetli (tr)