lourd

Meaning

  1. heavy
  2. loaded with
  3. clumsy, oafish
  4. (informal) annoying, a drag
  5. sultry, humid
  6. heavyweight

Concepts

heavy
ponderous
serious
burdensome
dull
onerous
weighty
hard
stodgy
leaden
clumsy
massive

become heavy

severe
difficult
humid
heavily
lumbering
muggy
hefty
cumbersome
labored
oppressive

unwieldy

grievous

very heavy

dense
impenetrable
important
importunate
impressive
intense
laborious
laboured
long-winded
lowering
muscular
obtuse
oppressed
outsize
profound
punishing
slow
sonorous
sound
🔉
stressed
stupid
sullen
sultry
taxing
Synonyms

pesant
C2
pénible
C1
écrasant
27k
accablant
31k
astreignant
grave
A2
oppressant
46k
lourde
C1
lourdement
C2
difficile
A1
dense
C2
bêta
C2

très lourd

alourdir

devenir lourd

important
A1
ardu
33k
lent
C1
dur
A1
gauche
A2
grand
A1
gros
A1
importun
48k
imposant
21k
laborieux
44k
lourdaud
36k
majeur
C1
maladroit
C1
massif
C2
maussade
27k
musclé
C2
musculeux
onéreux
37k
paisible
C1
pataud
profond
B2
prolixe
puissant
B1
robuste
C2
serré
B2
solide
B2
son
A1
🔉
sonore
C2
sourd
B2
stupide
A2
tassé
49k
verbeux
abrutissant

balaise

balèze
C2
Translations

schwer
pesado
pesante
zwaar
pesado
pesat
gravis

βαρύς

ağır
drukkend
afoso
ثقيل
schwül
torpe
Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/luʁ/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle French
lourd
Inherited from Old French
lorz
Inherited from Latin
lūridus
Cognate with Old English
lort
In summary

Inherited from Middle French lourd, from Old French lorz, lourt, from Late Latin lurdus, lordus, probably from Latin lūridus (“sallow”), possibly influenced by Frankish *lort (“crooked, clumsy”); related to Old English lort (“crooked”).

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