thickness

B2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /ˈθɪknəs/ See IPA manual

Freq #23350

Meanings

1

noun
How thick something is; the distance between its two opposite surfaces.

The thickness of the ice was about ten centimetres.
2

noun
How thick a liquid or substance is; its consistency.

Whip the cream until it reaches the right thickness.
3

noun
A single layer of something.

They added three thicknesses of cloth for extra comfort.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · how thick something is; the... depth

2 noun · how thick a liquid or... density

3 noun · a single layer of something. layer

More denseness slowness stupidity thickheadedness

Opposites

fluidity liquidityquick-wittednessrunninesssharpness thinnesswateriness

Word family

Forms thicknesses

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”).

thikkenesse Middle English þicnes Old English *þikkwīnassī Proto-West Germanic

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Topics

Space, Position & Direction

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# thickness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈθɪknəs/
**Frequency rank:** 23350

## Meanings
1. How thick something is; the distance between its two opposite surfaces.
2. How thick a liquid or substance is; its consistency.
3. A single layer of something.

## Examples
- The thickness of the ice was about ten centimetres.
- Whip the cream until it reaches the right thickness.
- They added three thicknesses of cloth for extra comfort.

## Synonyms
- denseness
- slowness
- stupidity
- thickheadedness

## Antonyms
- fluidity
- liquidity
- quick-wittedness
- runniness
- sharpness
- thinness
- wateriness

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: thikkenesse
- Root: þicnes
- Root: *þikkwīnassī

## 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”).

## AI Etymology
Thickness is 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”).

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction

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