English → Latin
“heavy” in Latin
gravisheavy; pregnant; troublesome, hardponderōsusheavy, weighty, ponderoustardusslow, sluggish; tardy; late, lingeringinhabilisunmanageable, unwieldy; unfit, incapabledūrushard; rough; harsh; hardy; vigorousānxiusafeared, anxious, troubled, uneasydifficilisdifficult, hard, troublesome; obstinate, intractable, hard to please or managearduuslofty, high, steep, tall, elevated; hard to reach, difficult, laborious, arduousimpediōto hinder, impede, prevent, obstruct, hamper, thwart; to embarrasslentussticky, tenacious; slow, sluggish; flexible, pliant
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
heavy
(A) (A) PROPR., with reference to weight, gravis (opposed to levis): ponderosus (weighty, having a considerable weight; e.g., corn, a letter, a loaf). A heavy burden, onus grave: heavy armor, armatura gravis: a heavy weight, pondus grave; pondus vulgari gravius (more than usually heavy). (B) IMPROPR.,
Not light, with reference to its constituent parts, gravis (opposed to levis). Heavy food, cibus gravis, firmus, valens (that has much nourishment in it): cibus difficilis ad concoquendum (indigestible): a heavy dress, amiculum grave: a heavy toil, solum pingue (rich); solum spissum (a strong soil).
Not moving lightly, gravis (opposed to levis): tardus (slow; opposed to velox). (The words are found in this connection and order.) tardus et paene immobilis (of very slow animals): vasti corporis (clumsily, heavily built): inhabilis (not easily managed; e.g., a ship): durus (hard; e.g., of expressions, verses, style, etc.). “Heavy and laden with booty” (Bacon), gravis praeda: Heavy (= sleepy) eyes, oculi graves (general term); oculi vino graves (of a drunken man’s): a heavy gait, incessus tardus: to have a heavy gait, tardum esse incessu; tarde ingredi. Heavy cavalry, infantry [Vid: HEAVY-ARMED cavalry, infantry].
Depressed with cares, etc., sollicitus: anxius. My heart is heavy, angor animo; me illa cura sollicitat angitque: anything makes my heart heavy, angor (de) aliqua re; aliquid me sollicitat angitque; aliquid me sollicitum habet, or me angit et sollicitum habet: to make anybody’s heart heavy, aliquem sollicitum habere (of persons or things); aliquem angere or sollicitare; aliquem sollicitare angereque; aliquem angere et sollicitum habere (of things; e.g., accidents, events); aliquem cura et sollicitudine afficere (to cause anybody care and sorrow; e.g., of a reprobate son).
Encumbered with difficulties, difficilis; non facilis (general terms; opposed to facilis): arduus (difficult to execute): impeditus (encumbered with difficulties; complicated, intricate): magni negotii (requiring great exertion and trouble; opposed to nullius negotii). A heavy task, magnum opus et arduum [Vid: DIFFICULT].
Dull or slow of intellect, tardus: ingenio tardo (slow of comprehension; also, in reference to learning, tardus ad discendum or in discendo): lentus (slow; opposed to hasty and over-hasty, and as an euphemism with blame; over-slow): segnis (opposed to promptus, etc., sluggish from a natural want of energy): piger (lazy, disinclined to stir): longinquus (seeming long; passing heavily; e.g., noctes). A heavy fall, gravis casus (Liv., 8, 7).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for heavy?
- The usual Latin words for “heavy” are gravis, ponderōsus, tardus; also inhabilis, dūrus, ānxius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.