Synonyms for heft
Most common
massiveness heftiness ponderousness ponderosity weight handle stale hump
All synonyms
Noun
1. Heftiness
Definitions
- n. 1
The feel of the weight of something; heaviness.
A high quality hammer should have good balance and heft.
Forms
- Plural
- hefts → ponderousnesses, ponderosities, massivenesses, weights…
Example sentences
- weight These beams will not carry the weight of the roof.
- handle Some men can't handle women in positions of power.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| heft | rising | |
| massiveness | falling | |
| heftiness | steady | |
| ponderousness | falling | |
| ponderosity | steady | |
| weight | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- hump1, hilt1
- 5 letters
- stale1, helve
- 6 letters
- weight1, handle2
- 9 letters
- heftiness
- 11 letters
- massiveness, ponderosity
- 13 letters
- ponderousness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (handle2 = 2 syllables).