THICKNESS

thickness

(noun) resistance to flow

thickness

(noun) the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width

thickness, heaviness

(noun) used of a line or mark

thickness

(noun) indistinct articulation; “judging from the thickness of his speech he had been drinking heavily”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

thickness (countable and uncountable, plural thicknesses)

(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, informal) The property of being thick (slow to understand).

Synonyms

• (the property of being thick in dimension): fatness

• (measure): depth

• (layer): layer, stratum

• (in consistency): density, viscosity

• (property of being stupid): denseness, slowness, stupidity, thickheadedness

Antonyms

• (in consistency): fluidity, liquidity, runniness, thinness, wateriness

• (property of being stupid): mental acuity, mental agility, quick-wittedness, sharpness

Anagrams

• Nitschkes, shitnecks, tschinkes

Source: Wiktionary


Thick"ness, n. Etym: [AS. .]

Definition: The quality or state of being thick (in any of the senses of the adjective).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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