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massy

massy

1 7.5
Being large and heavy like a solid block
  • adjective
  • /ˈmæs.i/
translation icon : macizo
  • If you could hurt, your swords are now too massy for your strengths and will not be uplifted.

Examples

  • And love the high embowed roof, with antick pillars massy proof.

    Blog text (24)

  • Before Rutherford's work, many physicists either did not believe in the reality of atoms at all or regarded them as Newton's "solid, massy, hard, impenetrable, movable particles."

    Academic text (1996)

  • The statue stood on the pedestal, its massy form towering over the crowd.

  • He struggled to lift the massy chest filled with old toys from the attic.

  • The ancient castle was built with massy stones that have weathered the centuries.

Synonyms

heavy
vsmassy
812 1.0

A thing that has a lot of weight and is hard to lift

is about solidity of form and appearance as well as size
massive
vsmassy
236 3.1

Very large and heavy

is large, dense, and solid but less extreme in scale
hefty
vsmassy
12 3.7

Being large and heavy in size or build

is more about solid form and appearance than body weight
weighty
vsmassy
2 4.1

Heavy and difficult to lift

is more about looking solid and large rather than weight alone

Antonyms

fragile
83 3.4

Easily broken or damaged because it is not strong

lightweight
36 2.8

Weighing less than other items of the same type

How Solid

massive
  • Specialized
21 3.7
massy
1 7.5
solid
53 2.5
hollow
14 3.8

Surface Forms

massy positive

Morphology

massy = mass (transparent) = mass + y

The adjective is a regular suffixal formation from 'mass', meaning having the quality or appearance of mass.

Etymology

Massy comes from the idea of a mass — a 'lump' or big piece of something, the same root you see in massive. So, thinking of a heavy lump helps you remember that massy means 'large, heavy, and solid'.