heft

Weight you feel

Heft is weight, especially weight you can feel by lifting: The heft of the book surprised me.

To heft something is to lift it, often to judge its weight: He hefted the melon in his hand.

Figuratively, heft means substance or influence: His opinion carries some heft around here.

The adjective hefty means heavy or substantial.

weight

heaviness

State of being weighty

poundageWeight in pounds
massQuantity of matter
bulkMain mass or size

weightiness · avoirdupois · load · density · tonnage · gravitas · substance · solidity · ballast · deadweight

lift

hoist

Raise with tackle

raiseLift or increase
swingSuspended recreational seat
shoulderUpper arm joint

haul · pick up · boost · upswing

influence

clout

Informal power or punch

leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
swayRock back and forth
pullForce toward oneself

power · authority · muscle · importance · significance · consequence · gravity · weight · impact · standing

bulk

massiveness

Extreme largeness in scale

substantialityConcrete, tangible existence
girthMeasurement around something
thicknessDepth of material

bigness · largeness · size · volume · solidness · sturdiness · robustness

Categories

carryingcarry, carrying, tote, bearing, haul
exertionsstrain, struggle, strive, toil, labor
importanceimportance, significance, consequence, weight, gravity
physical propertiessolid, texture, weight, mass, surface
strengthstrength, might, brawn, power, muscle
weighingscales, scale, weight, mass, grams

Opposites

physical weight/mass

Minimal weight or gravity

weightlessness · flimsiness · insubstantiality · airiness · delicacy

figurative substance/influence

Deficiency in force

powerlessness · insignificance · triviality · insubstantiality · impotence

lifting action (verb sense)

heftdrop

Fall or release

lower · set down · put down · release · let go

Family

hefty, hefted, hefts, hefting

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