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heavy vs hard

hard vs heavy

heavy is a noun but hard is not a noun.

heavy and hard both are adjectives.

heavy and hard both are adverbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
heavy Yes Yes No Yes
hard No Yes No Yes
As adjectives, heavy and hard are synonyms defined as:
  • heavy and hard: characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
Other synonyms of heavy include arduous, backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, laborious, operose, punishing, toilsome.
As adjectives, heavy and hard are synonyms defined as:
  • heavy and hard: given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
Other synonyms of heavy include intemperate.
heavy (noun) hard (noun)
a serious (or tragic) role in a play
an actor who plays villainous roles
heavy (adjective) hard (adjective)
of comparatively great physical weight or density produced without vibration of the vocal cords
marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness resisting weight or pressure
unusually great in degree or quantity or number dispassionate
of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum
(physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
of great intensity or power or force not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
darkened by clouds being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content
(used of soil) compact and fine-grained unfortunate or hard to bear
(of sleep) deep and complete given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
lacking lightness or liveliness dried out
characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort very strong or vigorous
usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
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) hard (adverb)
slowly as if burdened by much weight with effort or force or vigor
to the full extent possible; all the way
slowly and with difficulty
causing great damage or hardship
with firmness
indulging excessively
earnestly or intently
with pain or distress or bitterness
very near or close in space or time
into a solid condition
Difference between heavy and hard

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