Thickness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width

indistinct articulation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/θˈɪknəs/

🇬🇧British English

/θˈɪknəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/θˈɪknəs/

2 syllables Say it as /θˈɪknəs/.

Examples

judging from the thickness of his speech he had been drinking heavily

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

heaviness

Antonyms

thinness

Parts of Speech

noun	the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width
noun	indistinct articulation “judging from the thickness of his speech he had been drinking heavily”
noun	used of a line or mark
noun	resistance to flow

Word Forms

thick	adjective	hard to pass through because of dense growth
heavy	adjective	of relatively large extent and density

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Dicke

die Abmessung durch ein Objekt im Gegensatz zu seiner Länge oder Breite

🇫🇷French

épaisseur

la dimension à travers un objet par opposition à sa longueur ou sa largeur

🇪🇸Spanish

espesor

la dimensión a través de un objeto en contraposición a su largo o ancho

🇮🇹Italian

spessore

la dimensione attraverso un oggetto in contrapposizione alla sua lunghezza o larghezza

🇳🇱Dutch

dikte

de afmeting door een object, in tegenstelling tot de lengte of breedte

🇵🇹Portuguese

grossura

a dimensão através de um objeto em oposição ao seu comprimento ou largura

🇷🇺Russian

толщина

размер объекта в отличие от его длины или ширины

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मोटाई

किसी वस्तु की लंबाई या चौड़ाई के विपरीत उसके माध्यम से आयाम

🇧🇩Bengali

বেধ

একটি বস্তুর মাধ্যমে তার দৈর্ঘ্য বা প্রস্থের বিপরীতে মাত্রা

🇮🇳Tamil

தடிமன்

ஒரு பொருளின் நீளம் அல்லது அகலத்திற்கு மாறாக அதன் மூலம் பரிமாணம்

🇮🇳Telugu

మందం

దాని పొడవు లేదా వెడల్పుకు విరుద్ధంగా ఒక వస్తువు ద్వారా పరిమాణం

🇮🇳Marathi

जाडी

एखाद्या वस्तूच्या लांबी किंवा रुंदीच्या विरूद्ध परिमाण

🇮🇳Gujarati

જાડાઈ

ઑબ્જેક્ટ દ્વારા તેની લંબાઈ અથવા પહોળાઈની વિરુદ્ધનું પરિમાણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ದಪ್ಪ

ಅದರ ಉದ್ದ ಅಥವಾ ಅಗಲಕ್ಕೆ ವಿರುದ್ಧವಾಗಿ ವಸ್ತುವಿನ ಮೂಲಕ ಆಯಾಮ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കനം

ഒരു വസ്തുവിൻ്റെ നീളം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വീതിക്ക് വിപരീതമായി അതിലൂടെയുള്ള അളവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੋਟਾਈ

ਕਿਸੇ ਵਸਤੂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਇਸਦੀ ਲੰਬਾਈ ਜਾਂ ਚੌੜਾਈ ਦੇ ਉਲਟ ਮਾਪ

🇵🇰Urdu

موٹائی

کسی چیز کے ذریعے طول و عرض اس کی لمبائی یا چوڑائی کے برخلاف

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

厚度

物体的尺寸，而不是其长度或宽度

🇯🇵Japanese

厚さ

オブジェクトの長さや幅とは対照的な、オブジェクトの寸法

🇰🇷Korean

두께

길이나 너비가 아닌 물체를 통한 치수

🇻🇳Vietnamese

độ dày

kích thước thông qua một đối tượng trái ngược với chiều dài hoặc chiều rộng của nó

🇹🇭Thai

ความหนา

มิติผ่านวัตถุซึ่งตรงข้ามกับความยาวหรือความกว้าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketebalan

dimensi melalui suatu benda dibandingkan dengan panjang atau lebarnya

🇵🇭Filipino

kapal

ang sukat sa pamamagitan ng isang bagay na taliwas sa haba o lapad nito

🇲🇾Malay

ketebalan

dimensi melalui objek berbanding dengan panjang atau lebarnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سماكة

البعد من خلال كائن بدلا من طوله أو عرضه

🇮🇷Persian

ضخامت

بعد از یک جسم بر خلاف طول یا عرض آن

🇹🇷Turkish

kalınlık

uzunluğu veya genişliğinin aksine bir nesnenin boyutu

🇮🇱Hebrew

עוֹבִי

הממד דרך עצם בניגוד לאורכו או לרוחבו

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The primary meaning of 'thickness' is 'the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width'.

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Using 'thickness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'thickness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'thickness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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