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Hefty vs Heft - What's the difference?

hefty | heft | Derived terms |

Heft is a derived term of hefty.



As an adjective hefty

is heavy.

As a noun heft is

weight.

As a verb heft is

to lift up; especially, to lift something heavy.

hefty

English

Adjective

(er)
  • heavy
  • She carries a hefty backpack full of books.
  • strong, bulky
  • They use some hefty bolts to hold up road signs.
  • (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; powerfully or heavily built.
  • He was a tall, hefty man.
  • impressive, mighty
  • Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "hefty" is often applied: price tag, premium, profit, price, penalty, fine, portion, salary, gain, increase, amount, sum, check, fee.

    heft

    English

    Alternative forms

    * haft

    Noun

  • (uncountable) Weight.
  • * T. Hughes
  • a man of his age and heft
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  • Heaviness, the feel of weight.
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  • (Northern England) A piece of mountain pasture to which a farm animal has become hefted.
  • An animal that has become hefted thus.
  • (West of Ireland) Poor condition in sheep caused by mineral deficiency.
  • The act or effort of heaving; violent strain or exertion.
  • * (William Shakespeare)
  • He cracks his gorge, his sides, / With violent hefts .
  • (US, dated, colloquial) The greater part or bulk of anything.
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  • Derived terms

    * hefty

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To lift up; especially, to lift something heavy.
  • He hefted the sack of concrete into the truck.
  • To test the weight of something by lifting it.
  • (Northern England and Scotland) To become accustomed and attached to an area of mountain pasture.
  • (obsolete) past participle of to heave.
  • Synonyms

    * hoist