Hot vs. Heavy — What's the Difference?

Highly attractive or popular.

Burdensome or intense.

High temperature.

Large in quantity or density.

Intense or passionate.

Serious or somber.

Controversial or widely discussed.

Strong or oppressive.

Freshly made or recent.

Of significant weight.

Having or giving off heat; capable of burning.

Of great weight; difficult to lift or move

Being at a high temperature.

Of great density; thick or substantial

Being at or exhibiting a temperature that is higher than normal or desirable

Of more than the usual size, amount, or intensity

Causing a burning sensation, as in the mouth; spicy

Striking or falling with force

Charged or energized with electricity

Needing much physical effort

Radioactive or designed to use radioactive materials.

Very important or serious

Marked by intensity of emotion; ardent or fiery

A thing, such as a vehicle, that is large or heavy of its kind.

Having or displaying great enthusiasm; eager

Strong beer, especially bitter

(Informal) Arousing intense interest, excitement, or controversy

Heavily

(Informal) Marked by excited activity or energy

Having relatively great weight

Violent; raging

Having relatively high density; having a high specific gravity.

Recently stolen

Large, as in number or quantity

Wanted by the police

Large in yield or output

Close to a successful solution or conclusion

Of great intensity

Most recent; new or fresh

Having great power or force

Currently very popular or successful

Violent; rough

Requiring immediate action or attention

Equipped with massive armaments and weapons

(Slang) Very good or impressive. Often used in the negative

Large enough to fire powerful shells

(Slang) Funny or absurd

Indulging to a great degree

Performing with great skill and daring

Involved or participating on a large scale

Having or characterized by repeated successes

Of great import or seriousness; grave

Fast and responsive

Having considerable thickness

Unusually lucky

Broad or coarse

(Music) Of, relating to, or being an emotionally charged style of performance marked by strong rhythms and improvisation

Dense; thick

Bold and bright.

Slow to dissipate; strong

In a hot manner; hotly.

Too dense or rich to digest easily

While hot

Insufficiently leavened

(Informal) To cause to increase in intensity or excitement. Often used with up

Full of clay and readily saturated

Relating to heat and conditions which produce it.

Weighed down; burdened

(of an object) Having or giving off a high temperature.

Emotionally weighed down; despondent

(of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of heat, especially to the point of discomfort.

Marked by or exhibiting weariness

Feverish.

Sad or painful

Active, in use or ready for use (like a bullet or a firing range), turned on (like a microphone or camera).

Hard to do or accomplish; arduous

Electrically charged.

Not easily borne; oppressive

(informal) Radioactive.

Lacking vitality; deficient in vivacity or grace

(figurative) Relating to excited emotions.

Sharply inclined; steep

(of a temper) Easily provoked to anger.

Having a large capacity or designed for rough work

Extremely attracted to.

Of, relating to, or involving the large-scale production of basic products, such as steel

Relating to popularity, quality, or the state of being interesting.

Of or relating to a serious dramatic role.

(informal) Very good, remarkable, exciting.

(Physics) Of or relating to an isotope with an atomic mass greater than the average mass of that element.

Popular; in demand.

Loud; sonorous

Of great current interest; provoking current debate or controversy.

(Linguistics) Of, relating to, or being a syllable ending in a long vowel or in a vowel plus two consonants.

Performing strongly; having repeated successes.

Of great significance or profundity.

Fresh; just released.

Very popular or important

Relating to danger or risk.

Heavily

Uncomfortable, difficult to deal with; awkward, dangerous, unpleasant.

A serious or tragic role in a play.

(slang) Characterized by police presence or activity.

An actor playing such a role.

Stolen.

(Slang) A villain in a story or play.

Not covered by funds on account.

(Slang) A mobster.

Very close to finding or guessing something to be found or guessed.

(Slang) One that is very important or influential

(of food) Spicy, pungent, piquant, as some chilis and other spices are.

(of a physical object) Having great weight.

(of an electric musical instrument) Loud, producing a strong electric signal for the amplifier.

(of a topic) Serious, somber.

(slang) Used to emphasize the short duration or small quantity of something

Not easy to bear; burdensome; oppressive.

Extremely fast or with great speed.

Good.

Hotly, at a high temperature.

Profound.

Rapidly, quickly.

(of a rate of flow) High, great.

(especially in the phrase "come in hot", "go in hot") While shooting, while firing one's weapon(s).

(slang) Armed.

To heat; to make or become hot.

(of music) Loud, distorted, or intense.

To become lively or exciting.

(of weather) Hot and humid.

Having much sensible heat; exciting the feeling of warmth in a great degree; very warm; - opposed to cold, and exceeding warm in degree; as, a hot stove; hot water or air.

(of a person) Doing the specified activity more intensely than most other people.

Characterized by heat, ardor, or animation; easily excited; firely; vehement; passionate; violent; eager.

(of the eyes) With eyelids difficult to keep open due to tiredness.

Lustful; lewd; lecherous.

(of food) High in fat or protein; difficult to digest.

Acrid; biting; pungent; as, hot as mustard.

Of great force, power, or intensity; deep or intense.

Used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning;

Laden to a great extent.

Characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense;

Laden with that which is weighty; encumbered; burdened; bowed down, either with an actual burden, or with grief, pain, disappointment, etc.

Extended meanings; especially of psychological heat; marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm;

Slow; sluggish; inactive; or lifeless, dull, inanimate, stupid.

(color) bold and intense;

Impeding motion; cloggy; clayey.

Recently stolen or smuggled;

Not raised or leavened.

Very fast;

(of wines or spirits) Having much body or strength.

Wanted by the police;

(obsolete) With child; pregnant.

Performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy;

(physics) Containing one or more isotopes that are heavier than the normal one.

Having a piquant burning taste of spices or peppers;

(petroleum) Having high viscosity.

Very popular or successful;

(finance) Of a market: in which the price of shares is declining.

Very unpleasant or even dangerous;

Heavily-armed.

Newest or most recent;

Having a relatively high takeoff weight and payload,

Having or bringing unusually good luck;

Especially, having a maximum takeoff weight exceeding 300,000 tons, as almost all widebodies do, generating high wake turbulence.

Very good; often used in the negative;

Having the heaves.

Newly made;

In a heavy manner; weightily; heavily; gravely.

Capable of quick response and great speed;

To a great degree; greatly.

Having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm;

Very

Of a seeker; near to the object sought;

(slang) A villain or bad guy; the one responsible for evil or aggressive acts.

Having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity;

(slang) A doorman, bouncer or bodyguard.

Charged or energized with electricity;

A newspaper of the quality press.

Marked by excited activity;

(aviation) A relatively large multi-engined aircraft.

(often with "up") To make heavier.

To sadden. en

To use power or wealth to exert influence on, e.g., governments or corporations; to pressure.

Having the heaves.

Heaved or lifted with labor; not light; weighty; ponderous; as, a heavy stone; hence, sometimes, large in extent, quantity, or effects; as, a heavy fall of rain or snow; a heavy failure; heavy business transactions, etc.; often implying strength; as, a heavy barrier; also, difficult to move; as, a heavy draught.

Not easy to bear; burdensome; oppressive; hard to endure or accomplish; hence, grievous, afflictive; as, heavy yokes, expenses, undertakings, trials, news, etc.

Laden with that which is weighty; encumbered; burdened; bowed down, either with an actual burden, or with care, grief, pain, disappointment.

Slow; sluggish; inactive; or lifeless, dull, inanimate, stupid; as, a heavy gait, looks, manners, style, and the like; a heavy writer or book.

Strong; violent; forcible; as, a heavy sea, storm, cannonade, and the like.

Loud; deep; - said of sound; as, heavy thunder.

Dark with clouds, or ready to rain; gloomy; - said of the sky.

Impeding motion; cloggy; clayey; - said of earth; as, a heavy road, soil, and the like.

Not raised or made light; as, heavy bread.

Not agreeable to, or suitable for, the stomach; not easily digested; - said of food.

Having much body or strength; - said of wines, or other liquors.

With child; pregnant.

Heavily; - sometimes used in composition; as, heavy-laden.

To make heavy.

An actor who plays villainous roles

A serious (or tragic) role in a play

Of comparatively great physical weight or density;

Unusually great in degree or quantity or number;

Of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment;

Having or suggesting a viscous consistency;

Wide from side to side;

Marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness;

Usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it

(used of soil) compact and fine-grained;

Darkened by clouds;

Of great intensity or power or force;

(physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight;

(of an actor or role) being or playing the villain;

Permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter;

Made of fabric having considerable thickness;

Of a drinker or drinking; indulging intemperately;

Prodigious;

Used of syllables or musical beats

Full and loud and deep;

Of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought;

Slow and laborious because of weight;

Large and powerful; especially designed for heavy loads or rough work;

Dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal;

Sharply inclined;

Full of; bearing great weight;

Requiring or showing effort;

Characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort;

Lacking lightness or liveliness;

(of sleep) deep and complete;

In an advanced stage of pregnancy;

Slowly as if burdened by much weight;

No, "hot" typically refers to temperature or excitement, while "heavy" indicates weight, intensity, or seriousness.

Not always; it can also refer to strong emotions, recent information, or attractiveness.

No, it can describe emotional burdens, serious tones, or intense conditions.

Yes, "heavy" can describe emotional burdens or seriousness, like "a heavy heart" or "heavy emotions."

Yes, in slang, "hot" often means attractive or desirable, as in "He's a hot guy."

Yes, phrases like "hot off the press" or "hot topic" are common.

Definitely, "heavy" is often used metaphorically to describe emotional weight, seriousness, or density.

"Heavy burden," "heavy traffic," and "heavy-handed" are some examples.

"Hot" implies urgency in expressions like "hot pursuit" or "hot lead," where it means immediate action.

It depends on the context; "hot" can have positive meanings like attractiveness or popularity but may also imply anger or controversy.

Synonyms for "hot" include "warm," "fiery," and "passionate," while synonyms for "heavy" are "weighty," "burdensome," and "intense."

Yes, in science, "hot" refers to substances or objects with a high temperature.

In various fields like music ("heavy metal"), physics (weight/mass), or literature (intense themes), "heavy" has specialized meanings.

Yes, the phrase "hot and heavy" is used to describe intense, passionate relationships or activities.

Yes, "heavy" can imply high frequency or intensity, like "heavy traffic" or "heavy rainfall."