English Explanatory Dictionary

thickness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The property of being thick (in dimension).
  2. A measure of how thick (in dimension) something is.
  3. A layer.
  4. The quality of being thick (in consistency).
  5. The property of being thick (slow to understand).
  6. The minimum number of planar subgraphs which a given graph can decompose into.
verb
  1. To trim (wood) to a consistent thickness using a thickness planer.

Pronunciation

/ˈθɪknəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-thickness.wav

Word forms

thickness thicknesses thicknessing thicknessed

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”).

Synonyms

denseness slowness stupidity thickheadedness fatness depth layer stratum viscosity density

Antonyms

fluidity liquidity runniness thinness wateriness mental acuity mental agility quick-wittedness sharpness

Derived words

dry film thickness half-value thickness paper-thickness

Translations

Japanese: 鈍さ Spanish: torpeza
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