thickness
English
/ˈθɪknəs/
noun
Definitions
- (uncountable) The property of being thick (in dimension).
- (uncountable) A measure of how thick (in dimension) something is.
- (countable) A layer.
- (uncountable) The quality of being thick (in consistency).
- (uncountable) The property of being thick (slow to understand).
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English thikkenesse inherited from Old English þicnes (viscosity, darkness, obscurity, density, anything thick heavy, a thick body, cloud, thicket, hardness, thickness, depth) suffix from English thick.
Origin
English
thick
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hyperthick English
- semithick English
- superthick English
- thicc English
- thick English
- thick origami English
- thick space English
- thick-crust pizza English
- thickbill English
- thicken English
- thickflowing English
- thickhead English
- thickheaded English
- thickie English
- thickish English
- thickleaf English
- thickly English
- thicknesser English
- thicknet English
- thicko English
- thickset English
- thickshake English
- thickskin English
- thickskull English
- thicksome English
- thickwit English
- thickwitted English
- thicky English
- ultrathick English
- dick German
- þicce Old English
- þicnes Old English
- thicke Middle English
- thikkenesse Middle English
- dika Esperanto