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heftiness vs heaviness

heaviness vs heftiness

heftiness and heaviness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
heftiness Yes No No No
heaviness Yes No No No
As nouns, heaviness is a hypernym of heftiness; that is, heaviness is a word with a broader meaning than heftiness:
  • heftiness: the property of being large in mass
  • heaviness: the property of being comparatively great in weight
Other hypernyms of heftiness include weightiness.
heftiness (noun) heaviness (noun)
possessing muscular strength the property of being comparatively great in weight
the property of being large in mass used of a line or mark
unwelcome burdensome difficulty
an oppressive quality that is laborious and solemn and lacks grace or fluency
persisting sadness
Difference between heftiness and heaviness

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