Learn English – What does “Someone was wearing heavy black coats” mean

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  • I came across a sentence "They were wearing heavy black coats" . I
    want to know what 'heavy' means here. Does it mean the coat was heavy
    ( maybe the materials used to make the coat are of high density to
    make it thick enough to keep warm) ? Or does it mean the color of the
    coat was very dark? And what about light grey jacet? Is it talking
    about the color or the weight ? THanks .

Best Answer

"Heavy" in "heavy black coats" is a reference to the thickness of the fabric. It is not, for instance, a light windbreaker, it's made of a relatively sturdy fabric. There is not generally a "heavy black" color, though one might see it in literary contexts.

The "light" in "light gray jacket," however, I would usually take to mean a jacket of unspecified weight in a light-gray color, unless context clearly indicated "light" was a fabric weight.