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heavier

Syllables: heav·i·erUK/ˈhɛvɪə//ˈhɛviɚ/

heavier is the comparative form of heavy.

Meaning of heavy

Adjective

heavy (comparative heavier, superlative heaviest)

  1. Having great weight.
    • Can you help me carry this? It's really heavy.
    1. Heavyset: overweight.
      • When he was a child he was rather heavy, but today he is impressively fit.
  2. Serious, somber.
    • "We're still in an existential-stakes war with the Pa'anuri, and possibly with our own destructive tendencies." ' "Sorry. That was pretty heavy for someone who just woke up." "Oh, I'm fine. Waking up alive has ALWAYS meant spending the day trying not to be dead."2020 January 8, Howard Tayler, Schlock Mercenary, archived from the original on 13 Feb 2025
  3. Not easy to bear; burdensome; oppressive.
    • heavy yokes, expenses, undertakings, trials, news, etc.
  4. (UK, dated, slang) Good.
    • This film is heavy.
  5. (US, dated, late 1960s) Profound.
    • The Moody Blues are, like, heavy.

See all 40 meanings of heavy

Words formed from heavier

Questions about heavier

What is heavier the comparative form of?
Heavier is the comparative form of heavy.
How do you pronounce heavier?
Heavier is pronounced /ˈhɛviɚ/ (US).

Words near heavier in the dictionary

  1. heavest
  2. heaveth
  3. Heavey
  4. Heaveys
  5. heavied
  6. heavier
  7. heavier-duty
  8. heavier-handed
  9. heavier-than-air
  10. heavies
  11. heaviest

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