Hefty vs Vast - What's the difference?
hefty | vast |
heavy
strong, bulky
(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; powerfully or heavily built.
impressive, mighty
Very large or wide (literally or figuratively).
Very great in size, amount, degree, intensity, or especially extent.
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, author=Anna Lena Phillips
, title=Sneaky Silk Moths
, volume=100, issue=2, page=172
, magazine=(American Scientist)
(obsolete) Waste; desert; desolate; lonely.
* William Shakespeare, the Life and Death of Richard the Third Act I, scene IV:
(poetic) A vast space.
* 1608': they have seemed to be together, though absent, shook hands, as over a '''vast , and embraced, as it were, from the ends of opposed winds. — William Shakespeare, ''The Winter's Tale , I.i
As an adjective hefty
is heavy.As a noun vast is
west (compass point).hefty
English
Adjective
(er)- She carries a hefty backpack full of books.
- They use some hefty bolts to hold up road signs.
- He was a tall, hefty man.
Usage notes
* Nouns to which "hefty" is often applied: price tag, premium, profit, price, penalty, fine, portion, salary, gain, increase, amount, sum, check, fee.vast
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- The Sahara desert is vast .
- There is a vast difference between them.
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- the empty, vast , and wandering air
