How many syllables in Heavy
Word
Heavy
How many syllables?
2 Syllables
How it's divided?
heav-y
Definition
- a. - Having the heaves.
- superl. - Heaved or lifted with labor; not light; weighty;
ponderous; as, a heavy stone; hence, sometimes, large in extent,
quantity, or effects; as, a heavy fall of rain or snow; a heavy
failure; heavy business transactions, etc.; often implying strength;
as, a heavy barrier; also, difficult to move; as, a heavy draught.
- superl. - Not easy to bear; burdensome; oppressive; hard to
endure or accomplish; hence, grievous, afflictive; as, heavy yokes,
expenses, undertakings, trials, news, etc.
- superl. - Laden with that which is weighty; encumbered; burdened;
bowed down, either with an actual burden, or with care, grief, pain,
disappointment.
- superl. - Slow; sluggish; inactive; or lifeless, dull, inanimate,
stupid; as, a heavy gait, looks, manners, style, and the like; a heavy
writer or book.
- superl. - Strong; violent; forcible; as, a heavy sea, storm,
cannonade, and the like.
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