heavy-hearted C1 Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ˌhɛviˈhɑːrtɪd/ UK /ˌhɛviˈhɑːtɪd/ See IPA manual Freq #179491 Meanings 1 adj weighed down by sadness or grief Huck felt heavy-hearted as he pulled away from the silent wreck. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · weighed down by sadness or... sorrowfulsaddespondentgrief-stricken ↔ Opposites lightheartedcheerfuljoyful Word family Derived forms heavy-heartedlyheavy-heartedness Related forms heavy heartheart Etymology A compound of heavy and hearted. It develops the old metaphor in which grief makes the heart feel physically burdened or heavy, opposite lighthearted. Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # heavy-hearted **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌhɛviˈhɑːrtɪd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌhɛviˈhɑːtɪd/ **Frequency rank:** 179491 ## Meanings 1. weighed down by sadness or grief ## Examples - Huck felt heavy-hearted as he pulled away from the silent wreck. ## Synonyms - sorrowful - sad - despondent - grief-stricken ## Antonyms - lighthearted - cheerful - joyful ## Derived Forms - heavy-heartedly - heavy-heartedness ## Related Forms - heavy heart - heart ## Etymology A compound of heavy and hearted. It develops the old metaphor in which grief makes the heart feel physically burdened or heavy, opposite lighthearted. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings markdown