Difference between Heavy and Arduous

What is the difference between Heavy and Arduous?

Heavy as an adjective is having great weight. while Arduous as an adjective is needing or using up much energy; testing powers of endurance.

Heavy

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Having great weight. Serious, somber. good. Profound. High, great. armed. louder, more distorted hot and humid doing the specified activity more intensely than most other people. high in fat or protein; difficult to digest. Of great force, power, or intensity; deep or intense; laden to a great extent.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A villain or bad guy; the one responsible for evil or aggressive acts. A doorman, bouncer or bodyguard.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To use power and/or wealth to exert influence on, e.g., governments or corporations.

Example sentence: When the burdens of the presidency seem unusually heavy, I always remind myself it could be worse. I could be a mayor.

Arduous

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Needing or using up much energy; testing powers of endurance.Hard to climb.

Example sentence: The preparatory education of candidates for knighthood was long and arduous.

We hope you now know whether to use Heavy or Arduous in your sentence.

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