heavy
nouns
an actor who plays villainous roles
a serious (or tragic) role in a play
is a type of (narrower)
an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
"she played the part of Desdemona"
adjectives
of comparatively great physical weight or density
"a heavy load"; "lead is a heavy metal"; "heavy mahogany furniture"
is similar to
having the consistency of dough because of insufficient leavening or improper cooking
"the cake fell; it's a doughy mess"
is similar to
consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
"Earth is the most massive of the terrestrial planets"
is similar to
having great mass and weight and unwieldiness
"a ponderous stone"; "a ponderous burden"; "ponderous weapons"
unusually great in degree or quantity or number
"heavy taxes"; "a heavy fine"; "heavy casualties"; "heavy losses"; "heavy rain"; "heavy traffic"
of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment
"heavy artillery"; "heavy infantry"; "a heavy cruiser"; "heavy guns"; "heavy industry involves large-scale production of basic products (such as steel) used by other industries"
antonym
marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness
"a heavy heart"; "a heavy schedule"; "heavy news"; "a heavy silence"; "heavy eyelids"
is similar to
not easily borne; wearing
"the burdensome task of preparing the income tax return"; "my duties weren't onerous; I only had to greet the guests"; "a taxing schedule"
is similar to
causing distress or worry or anxiety
"distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time"
is similar to
made heavy or weighted down with weariness
"his leaden arms"; "weighted eyelids"
is similar to
weighing heavily on the senses or spirit
"the atmosphere was oppressive"; "oppressive sorrows"
usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
is derived from
(used of soil) compact and fine-grained
"the clayey soil was heavy and easily saturated"
of great intensity or power or force
"a heavy blow"; "the fighting was heavy"; "heavy seas"
antonym
(physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight
"heavy hydrogen"; "heavy water"
domain category
the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
(of an actor or role) being or playing the villain
"Iago is the heavy role in `Othello'"
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
"dense smoke"; "heavy fog"; "impenetrable gloom"
of relatively large extent and density
"a heavy line"
is derived from
is similar to
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
"an inch thick"; "a thick board"; "a thick sandwich"; "spread a thick layer of butter"; "thick coating of dust"; "thick warm blankets"
made of fabric having considerable thickness
"a heavy coat"
is similar to
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
"an inch thick"; "a thick board"; "a thick sandwich"; "spread a thick layer of butter"; "thick coating of dust"; "thick warm blankets"
given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
"a hard drinker"
of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought
"grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"; "a grievous fault"; "heavy matters of state"; "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference"
slow and laborious because of weight
"the heavy tread of tired troops"; "moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot"; "ponderous prehistoric beasts"; "a ponderous yawn"
large and powerful; especially designed for heavy loads or rough work
"a heavy truck"; "heavy machinery"
dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal
"a heavy pudding"
sharply inclined
"a heavy grade"
full of; bearing great weight
"trees heavy with fruit"; "vines weighed down with grapes"
is derived from
requiring or showing effort
"heavy breathing"; "the subject made for labored reading"
characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
"worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace"
is derived from
lacking lightness or liveliness
"heavy humor"; "a leaden conversation"
is derived from
(of sleep) deep and complete
"a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep"
in an advanced stage of pregnancy
"was big with child"; "was great with child"
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