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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• Rhymes: -ɛfti

Adjective

hefty (comparative heftier, superlative heftiest)

1. 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.

2. Strong; bulky.

   They use some hefty bolts to hold up road signs.

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

   He was a tall, hefty man.

4. Heavy, weighing a lot.

   She carries a hefty backpack full of books.

5. (colloquial, of a number or amount) Large.

   That's going to cost you a hefty sum.

   a hefty fine

Derived terms

• heftily
• heftiness

Collocations

with nouns

• hefty price tag
• hefty premium
• hefty profice
• hefty price
• hefty penalty
• hefty fine
• hefty portion
• hefty salary
• hefty gain
• hefty increase
• hefty amount
• hefty sum
• hefty check
• hefty 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: ciężki (pl)
• Portuguese: pesado (pt)
• Russian: тяжёлый (ru) (tjažólyj)
• Spanish: pesado (es)
• Turkish: ağır (tr)

impressive, mighty

• Finnish: mahtava (fi)
• German: beeindruckend (de)
• Portuguese: poderoso (pt)
• 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)
• Portuguese: robusto (pt)
• 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
• Portuguese: robusto (pt), forte (pt)
• Russian: (of a person) дю́жий (ru) (djúžij), здорове́нный (ru) (zdorovénnyj), си́льный (ru) (sílʹnyj), мо́щный (ru) (móščnyj)
• Spanish: robusto (es)
• Turkish: güçlü kuvvetli (tr), kuvvetli (tr)