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Meanings of heft in English
Synonyms
Examples for "massiveness"
Examples for "massiveness"
1
All these public edifices have a uniform character of massiveness and solidity.
2
It gives but a quivering shade and has no massiveness, nor symmetry.
3
Their extraordinary largeness and massiveness are a satire on their present fate.
4
It speaks of stability, elevation, massiveness, and of defence and security.
5
What heads those must have been that could bear such massiveness!
1
Everything contributed to the impression of immense ponderosity exceeding the imagination.
2
His attitude towards the world was indeed one of conscious ponderosity.
3
Bodies that have the least ponderosity would presently sink under water.
4
Christ, victor over Death and Hell, did not triumph by ponderosity and sinews.
5
The younger generation was extinguished, pressed flat and lifeless under the ponderosity of the widows.
1
He believed that ponderousness and extension were qualities indispensable to eloquence.
2
In the son's case, the father's ponderousness had turned to gravity.
3
David Saunderson was the embodiment of ponderousness; he spoke as slowly as he moved his cumbersome limbs.
4
Booming, but with a hint of laughter in his ponderousness, the Lord Chancellor let fly once more.
5
The towering closeness of these on each hand, their impenetrability, and their ponderousness, are felt as a physical pressure.
1
The fear of speaking up could be possibly tarnish their personal brands and affect the heftiness of their wallets.
Usage of heft in English
1
The Liebs' money carried a lot more heft than some simple law.
2
Demonstrating opposition along the approved route could add heft to anti-pipeline efforts.
3
The very heft of the hieroglyphic-covered band suggested it had special power.
4
Nat believed there was more than just physical heft to these materials.
5
The already heavy concentration of simultaneous risks has gained even more heft.
6
He held the sword out before him, testing its heft and balance.
7
They heft up their rifles and point them up at the sky.
8
It was an Uzi: He recognized the shape and heft of it.
9
These might include Cable & Wireless, Columbus or Digicel for Caribbean heft.
10
A bit oversized, and with a bit of heft to the fabric.
11
He guesses the heft of them and shouts up the speaking tube.
12
The pen itself is hexagonal and has a nice heft to it.
13
And as for fighting against outlanders-letme heft that axe of yours.
14
With the drop in size came a drop in heft all around.
15
The vast difference in countries' economic heft is another complicating factor in negotiations.
16
Anthem has said the added heft will work for employers, not against them.
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common