hefty

English

Pronunciation

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Etymology

heft (“weight”) +‎ -y

Adjective

hefty (comparative heftier, superlative heftiest)

1. heavy

   She carries a hefty backpack full of books.

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. impressive, mighty

Usage notes

• Nouns to which "hefty" is often applied: price tag, premium, profit, price, penalty, fine, portion, salary, gain, increase, amount, sum, check, fee.

Translations

heavy

• Dutch: fors (nl), zwaar (nl)
• Finnish: tuhti (fi)
• German: schwer (de)

• Polish: cięzki (pl) m
• Russian: тяжёлый (ru) (tjažólyj)
• Turkish: ağır (tr)

strong, bulky

• Dutch: fors (nl), stevig (nl)
• Finnish: tukeva (fi)
• German: deftig (de), klobig (de)

• Russian: большой (ru) (bolʹšoj), объёмистый (ru) (obʺjómistyj), массивный (ru) (massivnyj), изрядный (ru) (izrjadnyj), обильный (ru) (obilʹnyj)
• Turkish: çam yarması (tr) gibi, iri (tr), iri yarı (tr)

powerfully or heavily built

• Dutch: stevig (nl)
• Finnish: tanakka (fi), vanttera (fi)
• German: kräftig (de), mächtig (de), stark (de)

• Russian: (of a person) дюжий (ru) (djužij), здоровенный (ru) (zdorovennyj), сильный (ru) (silʹnyj), мощный (ru) (moščnyj)
• Turkish: güçlü kuvvetli (tr), kuvvetli (tr)

impressive, mighty

• Finnish: mahtava (fi)
• German: beeindruckend (de)

• Turkish: etkileyici (tr)