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HEFTINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The property of being large in mass
Synonyms:
heft; heftiness; massiveness; ponderosity; ponderousness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("heftiness" is a kind of...):
heaviness; weightiness (the property of being comparatively great in weight)
Derivation:
hefty (large in amount or extent or degree)
hefty (of considerable weight and size)
hefty ((of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Possessing muscular strength
Synonyms:
brawn; brawniness; heftiness; muscle; muscularity; sinew
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("heftiness" is a kind of...):
strength (the property of being physically or mentally strong)
