Huskiness — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

adjective noun /ˈhə-skē/ hus·ky

Meaning & Definition of Huskiness

Huskiness (adjective)

  1. hoarse with or as if with emotion
  2. burly, robust
  3. large
  4. resembling, containing, or full of husks

Huskiness (noun) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. as in stoutness

    similar: stoutness, bulkiness, heaviness, brawniness, burliness, adiposity, chubbiness, corpulence, corpulency, embonpoint, fat, fatness, fattiness, fleshiness, grossness, obesity, plumpness, portliness, pudginess, pursiness, rotundity, weight, endomorphy
    opposite: leanness, reediness, slenderness, slimness, svelteness, thinness, fitness, trimness, gauntness, scrawniness, skinniness, weediness

Related Entry: Husky (adjective)

Husky is a different word from Huskiness. The synonyms below are for husky, not for huskiness.

  1. strongly and heavily built

    "a husky weight lifter"

    similar: beefy, brawny, burly, hefty, hulking, mesomorphic
    related: able-bodied, athletic, herculean, mighty, muscle-bound, muscular, powerful, robust, rugged, sinewy, stalwart, stout, strapping, strong, sturdy, chunky, compact, heavy, heavyset, solid, squat, squatty, stocky, thickset, chubby, dumpy, lumpish, podgy (chiefly British), portly, pudgy, roly-poly, tubby
    near: lean, light, lightweight, slender, slight, slim, svelte, sylphlike, thin, willowy, bony, gangling, gangly, gaunt, gawky, lanky, reedy, scraggy, scrawny, skinny, spare, stringy, twiggy, waspish, weedy, spidery, wiry, debilitated, delicate, effete, emaciated, enervated, enfeebled, feeble, fragile, frail, infirm, puny, unathletic, weak, weakly, wimpy

  2. of a size greater than average of its kind

    "the neighbors bought a fairly husky lawn mower for their small yard"

    similar: big, biggish, boxcar, bulky, considerable, goodly, grand, great, handsome, hefty, hulking, large, largish, outsize, oversize, sizable, substantial, tidy, voluminous
    related: astronomical, Brobdingnagian, bumper, Bunyanesque, cavernous, colossal, cosmic, cyclopean, elephantine, enormous, galactic, gargantuan, gigantic, gross, hellacious, herculean, heroic, Himalayan, huge, humongous, immense, jumbo, king-size, leviathan, major, mammoth, massive, monolithic, monstrous, monumental, mountainous, pharaonic, prodigious, staggering, stupendous, super, super-duper, supersized, titanic, tremendous, vast, vasty, walloping, whacking, whopping, excessive, exorbitant, extravagant, extreme, immoderate, inordinate, abundant, ample, appreciable, copious, plentiful, fat, thick, capacious, commodious, roomy, spacious
    opposite: bantam, dinky, dwarf, dwarfish, little, puny, shrimpy, small, smallish, undersized
    near: diminutive, half-pint, infinitesimal, Lilliputian, little bitty, microminiature, microscopic, mini, miniature, minuscule, minute, pint-size, pocket-size, pygmy, teensy, teensy-weensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, tiny, wee, petite, slender, slight, slim, thin

Related Entry: Husky (adjective)

Husky is a different word from Huskiness. The synonyms below are for husky, not for huskiness.

  1. harsh and dry in sound

    "a voice that was husky from an afternoon of cheering on the team"

    similar: coarse, croaking, croaky, grating, gravel, gravelly, gruff, hoarse, rasping, raspy, rusty, scratchy, throaty
    related: growling, growly, guttural, abrasive, cacophonous, discordant, grinding, jarring, rough, scraping, scratching, cawing, raucous, screeching, squawking, strident, choked, cracked, strained, strangled, dissonant, inharmonious, unmelodious, unmusical
    near: gentle, gliding, golden, liquid, mellifluent, mellifluous, mellow, soothing, sweet, tender, satiny, silken, smooth, soft, velvety, euphonious, lyric, lyrical, melodic, melodious, musical

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Huskiness

The most common words with a similar meaning to Huskiness:

stoutness, bulkiness, heaviness, brawniness, burliness, adiposity, chubbiness, corpulence, corpulency, embonpoint, fat, fatness, fattiness, fleshiness, grossness, obesity, plumpness, portliness, pudginess, pursiness, rotundity, weight, endomorphy

Antonyms & Opposite Words for Huskiness

Words with the opposite meaning of Huskiness:

leanness, reediness, slenderness, slimness, svelteness, thinness, fitness, trimness, gauntness, scrawniness, skinniness, weediness

Word Forms of Huskiness

Inflections: huskier, huskiest

Derived words: huskily (adverb), huskiness (noun)

Origin & Etymology of Huskiness

probably from husk huskiness, from obsolete husk to have a dry cough

First known use: circa 1722

Frequently Asked Questions about Huskiness

What does "Huskiness" mean?

"Huskiness" means hoarse with or as if with emotion. As an an adjective and a noun, it is defined as: hoarse with or as if with emotion.

What is another word for "Huskiness"?

Other words for "Huskiness" include stoutness, bulkiness, heaviness, brawniness, burliness, adiposity, chubbiness and corpulence. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Huskiness" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Huskiness"?

There are 23 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Huskiness". Common alternatives include stoutness, bulkiness, heaviness, brawniness, burliness, adiposity, chubbiness, corpulence, corpulency and embonpoint.

What is the opposite of "Huskiness"?

Antonyms of "Huskiness" include leanness, reediness, slenderness, slimness, svelteness, thinness, fitness and trimness.

Is "Huskiness" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Huskiness" can be used as an adjective and a noun, depending on the context.

How do you pronounce "Huskiness"?

"Huskiness" is pronounced /ˈhə-skē/ and divided into syllables as hus·ky.

What is the origin of the word "Huskiness"?

"Huskiness" comes from probably from husk huskiness, from obsolete husk to have a dry cough. First known use: circa 1722.

What is another word for "Huskiness" meaning "as in stoutness"?

When "Huskiness" (noun) means as in stoutness, synonyms include stoutness, bulkiness, heaviness, brawniness, burliness and adiposity. Opposites in this sense include leanness, reediness, slenderness and slimness.