heft
Heft (noun) means the feel of the weight of something; heaviness.
Etymology
The noun is derived from Late Middle English heft (“heaviness; something heavy, a weight”), from heven (“to lift, raise”) + -th (suffix denoting a condition, quality, state of being, etc., forming nouns), by analogy with the development of weft from weven (modern English weave), etc. (also compare words like cleft from cleave, and theft from thieve, where the development occurred in Old English or earlier languages). The English word is analysable as heave + -t (suffix forming nouns from verbs). The verb is probably derived from the noun.
Rhymes for heft
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What is the meaning of heft?
"heft" (noun) means the feel of the weight of something; heaviness.
What are the different meanings of heft?
"heft" has 3 main meanings: 1. The feel of the weight of something; heaviness; 2. The force exerted by an object due to gravitation; weight; 3. Graveness, seriousness; gravity.