thickset C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈθɪkˌsɛt/ UK /ˈθɪkˌsɛt/ See IPA manual Freq #162475 Meanings 1 adj having a short, broad, solid, or heavy body build The thickset wrestler moved with surprising speed. 2 adj growing, placed, or packed closely and densely together Thickset dark hairs covered the inflamed patch of skin. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · having a short, broad,... stockysolidly builtheavyset 2 adj · growing, placed, or packed... denseclosely setthick ↔ Opposites slendersparse Word family Related forms thickstockycompact Etymology A compound of thick + set. Its older spatial sense describes things set closely together; the body-build sense compares a compact, solid frame to dense arrangement. Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # thickset **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈθɪkˌsɛt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈθɪkˌsɛt/ **Frequency rank:** 162475 ## Meanings 1. having a short, broad, solid, or heavy body build 2. growing, placed, or packed closely and densely together ## Examples - The thickset wrestler moved with surprising speed. - Thickset dark hairs covered the inflamed patch of skin. ## Synonyms - stocky - heavyset - dense - closely set ## Antonyms - slender - sparse ## Related Forms - thick - stocky - compact ## Etymology A compound of thick + set. Its older spatial sense describes things set closely together; the body-build sense compares a compact, solid frame to dense arrangement. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown