thickness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈθɪknəs/
Etymology
From Middle English thikkenesse, thiknesse, from Old English þicnes (“thickness, viscosity, density, hardness; obscurity, cloud, darkness; thicket; depth, a thick body, anything thick or heavy”), from Proto-West Germanic *þikkwīnassī (“thickness”), equivalent to thick + -ness. Cognate with West Frisian tsjokkens (“thickness”), Old High German dickinessī, dikkinissi, diknissi (“thickness, density”). Eclipsed non-native Middle English crassitude (“thickness”) from Latin crassitūdō (“thickness”).
Meanings
- (uncountable) The property of being thick (in dimension).
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(countable, uncountable) A measure of how thick (in dimension) something is.
The thickness of the Earth's crust varies from two to 70 kilometres.
it was found that without the potash the process gave as good a film as with it, but took very much longer to deposit the silver of a sufficient thickness
1892, Royal Astronomical Society, Memoirs of the Royal Astronomical Society, volumes 50-51, Blackwell Scientific, page 162:Guitar picks come in different thicknesses.
Whether made by a small business or a household name like Scotch, washi tape comes in countless colors, patterns and thicknesses and can be used for just as many adhesive-related projects, from decorating envelopes and empty jars to creating section dividers and adhering photos/ephemera in journals.
2025 January 6, Daniel Toy, “I’ve been journaling for more than 20 years. Here are my 25 favorite journaling supplies”, in CNN:The newest form of gold created in a lab is the thickness of two atoms, according to a new study. It’s only 0.47 nanometers thick, which is one million times thinner than a human finger nail.
2019 August 6, Ashley Strickland, “Scientists just created the world’s thinnest gold and it’s two atoms thick”, in CNN:
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(countable) A layer.
We upholstered the seat with three thicknesses of cloth to make it more comfortable to sit on.
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(uncountable) The quality of being thick (in consistency).
Whip the cream until it reaches a good thickness.
- (informal, uncountable) The property of being thick (slow to understand).
- (countable) The minimum number of planar subgraphs which a given graph can decompose into.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| thicknesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
liquidity (antonym(s) of “in consistency”) · sharpness (antonym(s) of “property of being stupid”) · thinness (antonym(s) of “in consistency”) · wateriness (antonym(s) of “in consistency”) · runniness (antonym(s) of “in consistency”) · quick-wittedness (antonym(s) of “property of being stupid”) · mental acuity (antonym(s) of “property of being stupid”) · fluidity (antonym(s) of “in consistency”) · thinness · mental agility (antonym(s) of “property of being stupid”)
Coordinates
width · length · depth · height
Deriveds
paper-thickness · dry film thickness · thicknesser · half-value thickness · outerthickness
Synonyms
density (in consistency) · layer (layer) · denseness (property of being stupid) · thickheadedness (property of being stupid) · fatness (the property of being thick in dimension) · depth (measure) · stratum (layer) · viscosity · viscosity (in consistency) · stupidity (property of being stupid) · slowness (property of being stupid)
Translations (77)
ja 濃さ (in consistency) · uk товщина́ (property of being thick in dimension) · pt espessura (property of being thick in dimension) · grc πάχος (property of being thick in dimension) · it spessore (property of being thick in dimension) · sh дебљѝна (property of being thick in dimension) · lv biezums (property of being thick in dimension) · bg дебелина́ (property of being thick in dimension) · ckb ئەستووری (property of being thick in dimension) · fi paksuus (measure) · lb Déckt (measure) · ar سَمَاكَة (property of being thick in dimension) · de Dicke (in consistency) · es grosor (property of being thick in dimension) · nl dikte (property of being thick in dimension) · es espesura (property of being thick in dimension) · gl grosura (property of being thick in dimension) · ja 濃度 (in consistency) · es grosor (measure) · te చిక్కదనము (in consistency) · ru густота́ (in consistency) · grc πάχος (measure) · ga tiús (property of being thick in dimension) · th ความหนา (property of being thick in dimension) · ru толщина́ (property of being thick in dimension) · kmr stûrî (property of being thick in dimension) · pt grossura (property of being thick in dimension) · tr yoğunluk (in consistency) · mk дебелина (property of being thick in dimension) · gl grosura (measure) · ko 두께 (property of being thick in dimension) · nn tjukn (measure) · bg гъстота (in consistency) · be таўшчыня́ (property of being thick in dimension) · es torpeza (informal: property of being stupid) · pl grubość (property of being thick in dimension) · ru толщина́ (measure) · fr épaisseur (measure) · la crassitūdō (property of being thick in dimension) · el πάχος (property of being thick in dimension) · fr grosseur (property of being thick in dimension) · hy հաստություն (measure) · fr épaisseur (property of being thick in dimension) · ja 鈍さ (informal: property of being stupid) · lo ຄວາມຫນາ (property of being thick in dimension) · hi मोटाई (property of being thick in dimension) · cs tloušťka (property of being thick in dimension) · bg дебелина (measure) · ja 厚み (property of being thick in dimension) · gl grosor (measure) · it grossezza (property of being thick in dimension) · ga tiús (measure) · ja 厚さ (measure) · vi dày (property of being thick in dimension) · ca espessor (property of being thick in dimension) · mr घट्टपणा (in consistency) · mr जाडी (property of being thick in dimension) · ms ketebalan (property of being thick in dimension) · sh debljìna (property of being thick in dimension) · nn tjukkleik (measure) · sk hrúbka (property of being thick in dimension) · de Dicke (measure) · ro grosime (property of being thick in dimension) · de Dicke (property of being thick in dimension) · sl debelina (property of being thick in dimension) · nb tykkelse (measure) · hy հաստություն (property of being thick in dimension) · fi paksuus (property of being thick in dimension) · cmn 厚度 (property of being thick in dimension) · te చిక్కన (in consistency) · ja 厚み (measure) · nb tjukkelse (measure) · lv resnums (property of being thick in dimension) · oc espessor (property of being thick in dimension) · la crassitūdō (measure) · hu vastagság (property of being thick in dimension) · ja とろみ (in consistency)