Heavyset — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having a short and solid form or stature

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˌaɪpɚdˌiːɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈɛvisˌɛt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈɛvisˌɛt/

3 syllables Say it as /hˌaɪpɚdˌiːɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

a wrestler of compact build
he was tall and heavyset
stocky legs

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

thick stocky compact thickset

Parts of Speech

adjective

having a short and solid form or stature

“a wrestler of compact build”

Word Forms

compactness

noun

the consistency of a compact solid

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schwerfällig

eine kurze und kräftige Form oder Statur haben

🇫🇷French

lourd

avoir une forme ou une stature courte et solide

🇪🇸Spanish

corpulento

tener una forma o estatura baja y sólida

🇮🇹Italian

robusto

avente una forma o statura corta e solida

🇳🇱Dutch

zwaargebouwd

met een korte en solide vorm of gestalte

🇵🇹Portuguese

corpulento

tendo uma forma ou estatura curta e sólida

🇷🇺Russian

грузный

иметь короткую и твердую форму или рост

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भारी समूह

छोटा और ठोस रूप या कद होना

🇧🇩Bengali

হেভিসেট

একটি সংক্ষিপ্ত এবং কঠিন ফর্ম বা উচ্চতা থাকা

🇮🇳Tamil

கனமானது

குறுகிய மற்றும் திடமான வடிவம் அல்லது அந்தஸ்து கொண்டவை

🇮🇳Telugu

హెవీసెట్

చిన్న మరియు ఘన రూపం లేదా పొట్టితనాన్ని కలిగి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

हेवीसेट

एक लहान आणि घन फॉर्म किंवा उंची असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

હેવીસેટ

ટૂંકા અને નક્કર સ્વરૂપ અથવા કદ ધરાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೆವಿಸೆಟ್

ಸಣ್ಣ ಮತ್ತು ಘನ ರೂಪ ಅಥವಾ ನಿಲುವು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹെവിസെറ്റ്

ചെറുതും ദൃഢവുമായ രൂപമോ പൊക്കമോ ഉള്ളത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਾਰੀ ਸੈੱਟ

ਇੱਕ ਛੋਟਾ ਅਤੇ ਠੋਸ ਰੂਪ ਜਾਂ ਕੱਦ ਵਾਲਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

بھاری سیٹ

ایک مختصر اور ٹھوس شکل یا قد کا ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

体格魁梧的

具有短而坚固的形状或身材

🇯🇵Japanese

ヘビーセット

短くてがっちりとした体型または身長を持っている

🇰🇷Korean

무거운

짧고 단단한 형태나 키를 가지고 있는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nặng nề

có hình dạng hoặc tầm vóc ngắn và rắn chắc

🇹🇭Thai

ชุดหนัก

มีรูปทรงหรือรูปร่างที่สั้นและมั่นคง

🇮🇩Indonesian

orang yang berat

mempunyai bentuk atau perawakan pendek dan padat

🇲🇾Malay

set berat

mempunyai bentuk atau perawakan yang pendek dan padat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ثقيل

وجود شكل أو مكانة قصيرة وصلبة

🇮🇷Persian

سنگین

داشتن فرم یا قد کوتاه و محکم

🇹🇷Turkish

ağırbaşlı

kısa ve sağlam bir forma veya uzunluğa sahip olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

ערכת כבדה

בעל צורה או קומה קצרה ומוצקה

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The primary meaning of 'heavyset' is 'having a short and solid form or stature'.

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