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heavy vs arduous

arduous vs heavy

heavy is a noun but arduous is not a noun.

heavy and arduous both are adjectives.

heavy is an adverb but arduous is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
heavy Yes Yes No Yes
arduous No Yes No No
As adjectives, heavy and arduous are synonyms defined as:
  • heavy and arduous: characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
Other synonyms of heavy include backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, laborious, operose, punishing, toilsome.
heavy (noun) arduous (noun)
a serious (or tragic) role in a play
an actor who plays villainous roles
heavy (adjective) arduous (adjective)
of comparatively great physical weight or density difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill
marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
unusually great in degree or quantity or number taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance
of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment
(physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight
of great intensity or power or force
darkened by clouds
(used of soil) compact and fine-grained
(of sleep) deep and complete
lacking lightness or liveliness
characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
full of; bearing great weight
full and loud and deep
large and powerful; especially designed for heavy loads or rough work
slow and laborious because of weight
of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought
dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal
given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
in an advanced stage of pregnancy
sharply inclined
made of fabric having considerable thickness
(of an actor or role) being or playing the villain
requiring or showing effort
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
prodigious
of relatively large extent and density
heavy (adverb) arduous (adverb)
slowly as if burdened by much weight
Difference between heavy and arduous

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