heft
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5.6
- noun
- /hɛft/
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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.
- Because I'll tell you, I'm getting a sense of some real heft and quality with these very tiny little key caps.
- I mean, I wanted to have a weight and a heft and a functionality that feels genuine.
- Like, do you have trouble fitting in because of your breadth or girth or heft your weight?
Examples
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This thing has some real heft to it, Kyle.
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I sit and weigh stones in my palm, feeling the heft of them.
Fiction book (2002) -
Had a little bit of heft to it.
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Got a little heft to it.
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I'd prefer something with a little more heft to it.
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They didn't have the heft that these have.
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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.
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This bag has a surprising heft that makes it feel sturdy and durable.
Synonyms
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1.0
A measurement that shows how heavy something is
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2.5
A large weight that makes something hard to lift
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5.4
A great size or weight that makes something heavy
The state of being very heavy and hard to lift
A great weight that makes something hard to move
Being heavy, large, or physically strong
A lot of weight that makes something hard to move
Antonyms
How Heavy
Surface Forms
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.