Standard Lemma guide

heavyset

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈhɛviˌsɛt/
  • CMU ARPABET: HH EH1 V IY0 S EH2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Overweight.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: heavy, husky

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Overweight.

Obese.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: euphemistic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: heavy, husky

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Having a large, solid, imposing bodily appearance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: thickset, stout, stocky

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

having a short and solid form or stature

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a wrestler of compact build
  • he was tall and heavyset
  • stocky legs
  • a thickset young man

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: compact, stocky, thick, thickset

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From heavy + set.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: набит (nabit) — corpulent, and sometimes with a squat appearance
  • French: corpulent — corpulent, and sometimes with a squat appearance
  • Norwegian Bokmål: omfangsrik — corpulent, and sometimes with a squat appearance
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tett — corpulent, and sometimes with a squat appearance
  • Plautdietsch: forsch — corpulent, and sometimes with a squat appearance
  • Swedish: kraftig — corpulent, and sometimes with a squat appearance