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heft

heft

13 5.6
The weight you feel when you lift something
  • noun
  • /hɛft/
: peso
  • The box had a noticeable heft, indicating it was filled with something substantial.

Because I'll tell you, I'm getting a sense of some real heft and quality with these very tiny little key caps.

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Examples

  • This thing has some real heft to it, Kyle.

  • I sit and weigh stones in my palm, feeling the heft of them.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Had a little bit of heft to it.

  • Got a little heft to it.

  • I'd prefer something with a little more heft to it.

  • They didn't have the heft that these have.

  • The volume materializes in your hands: the weight, the heft, the binding's resistance.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Handy sheathes for your poniard have a nice heft to them, all else aside.

    Blog text (2)
  • ALWAYS LIKED ME A SIDEARM WITH SOME HEFT.

  • This bag has a surprising heft that makes it feel sturdy and durable.

Synonyms

weight
vsheft
∞ 1.0

A measurement that shows how heavy something is

is about how heavy something feels when lifted not its measured value
heaviness
vsheft
4 2.5

A large weight that makes something hard to lift

is about the felt weight when lifting an item rather than general property
massiveness
vsheft
1 5.4

A great size or weight that makes something heavy

is about how heavy an item feels when lifted not its large size
weightiness
vsheft
1 6.1

The state of being very heavy and hard to lift

is about how heavy something feels when lifted not broad mass
heftiness
vsheft
1 5.3

Being heavy, large, or physically strong

focuses on the felt weight when lifting not on size or strength
ponderosity
vsheft
1 9.9

A great weight that makes something hard to move

is about perceived weight when lifted rather than formal mass description
ponderousness
vsheft
1 9.1

A lot of weight that makes something hard to move

is about how heavy something feels when lifted rather than sheer bulk

Antonyms

5 2.6

A small weight that feels easy to carry

How Heavy

massiveness
1 5.4
heaviness
4 2.5
heft
13 5.6
weight
∞ 1.0
lightness
5 2.6

Surface Forms

heft singular
hefts plural

Etymology

Heft as a noun comes from the same idea of the weight you feel when you lift an object; just like the words heavy and hefty, 'heft' means the 'weight' or heaviness of something.