hefty
/ˈhɛfti/
hefty adjective: with heft; heavy, strong, vigorous, mighty, impressive.
Adjective
hefty (comparative heftier, superlative heftiest)
- With heft; heavy, strong, vigorous, mighty, impressive
- He can throw a hefty punch.
- The Remove dormitory echoed to the old, familiar sound of Bunter's hefty snore.1934, Frank Richards, The Magnet, Kidnapped from the Air
- Strong; bulky.
- They use some hefty bolts to hold up road signs.
- Possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; powerfully or heavily built.
- He was a tall, hefty man.
- Heavy, weighing a lot.
- She carries a hefty backpack full of books.
- Large, healthy.
- That's going to cost you a hefty sum.
- a hefty fine
Proper noun capitalized: Hefty
Hefty (plural Heftys)
- A surname.
hefty meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
hefty in Hindi
- hefty, bulky, substantial, sizable
- भारी-भरकम bhārī-bharkam
hefty in Tamil
- பளுவான, பருத்த, திட உடலான, திடக் கட்டான, திண்ணிய
hefty in Urdu
- hefty
- بلوان balvān
hefty in Bengali
- ভারী, শক্তিশালী, মোটা অঙ্কের
More languagesFewer languages
- hefty in Malayalam
- ബലമുള്ള, സ്ഥൂലശരീരമുള്ള, ഭാരിച്ച, വണ്ണമുള്ള
- hefty in Kannada
- ಗಟ್ಟಿಮುಟ್ಟಾದ, ಕಟ್ಟುಮಸ್ತಾದ, ದಡೂತಿಯಾದ, ಬಲವಾದ ಮೈಕಟ್ಟಿನ
- hefty in Sanskrit
- दृढ dṛḍhá
Examples of hefty in a sentence
- The judge sentenced the embezzler to ten years in prison, along with a hefty fine.
- After going over the hefty quotes, the board decided it was cheaper to have the project executed by its own staff.
- Anything coeval with that clock will fetch a hefty price!
Forms of hefty
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | heftier |
| superlative | heftiest |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Heftys |
Origin of hefty
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.
Words formed from hefty
Words that rhyme with hefty
Questions about hefty
- What does hefty mean?
- Hefty means with heft; heavy, strong, vigorous, mighty, impressive.
- What is hefty in Hindi?
- Hefty in Hindi is भारी-भरकम (bhārī-bharkam). See Hefty meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is hefty?
- Hefty can be an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce hefty?
- Hefty is pronounced /ˈhɛfti/.
Words near hefty in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: hefty (page history and authors); Hefty (page history and authors); भारी-भरकम (Hindi) (page history and authors); hefty (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); بلوان (Urdu) (page history and authors); Hefty (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); hefty (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); hefty (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); दृढ (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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