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.

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