English Explanatory Dictionary

hefty

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. With heft; heavy, strong, vigorous, mighty, impressive
  2. Strong; bulky.
  3. Possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; powerfully or heavily built.
  4. Heavy, weighing a lot.
  5. Large, healthy.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈhɛfti/ en-us-hefty.ogg

Word forms

hefty heftier heftiest Heftys

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.

Derived words

heftily heftiness unhefty
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