Thickset — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having a short and solid form or stature

planted or growing close together

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/θˈɪksɛt/

🇬🇧British English

/θˈɪksɛt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/θˈɪksɛt/

2 syllables Say it as /θˈɪksɛt/.

Examples

a wrestler of compact build
he was tall and heavyset
stocky legs

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

thick stocky compact heavyset

Parts of Speech

adjective	having a short and solid form or stature “a wrestler of compact build”
adjective	planted or growing close together “thickset trees”

Word Forms

compactness

noun

the consistency of a compact solid

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

untersetzt

eine kurze und kräftige Form oder Statur haben

🇫🇷French

trapu

avoir une forme ou une stature courte et solide

🇪🇸Spanish

rechoncho

tener una forma o estatura baja y sólida

🇮🇹Italian

tarchiato

avente una forma o statura corta e solida

🇳🇱Dutch

dik

met een korte en solide vorm of gestalte

🇵🇹Portuguese

atarracado

tendo uma forma ou estatura curta e sólida

🇷🇺Russian

коренастый

иметь короткую и твердую форму или рост

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गठीला

छोटा और ठोस रूप या कद होना

🇧🇩Bengali

ঘনসেট

একটি সংক্ষিপ্ত এবং কঠিন ফর্ম বা উচ্চতা থাকা

🇮🇳Tamil

தடிமனான

குறுகிய மற்றும் திடமான வடிவம் அல்லது அந்தஸ்து கொண்டவை

🇮🇳Telugu

మందపాటి

చిన్న మరియు ఘన రూపం లేదా పొట్టితనాన్ని కలిగి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

जाडी

एक लहान आणि घन फॉर्म किंवा उंची असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

જાડાઈ

ટૂંકા અને નક્કર સ્વરૂપ અથવા કદ ધરાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ದಪ್ಪ

ಸಣ್ಣ ಮತ್ತು ಘನ ರೂಪ ಅಥವಾ ನಿಲುವು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കട്ടിയുള്ള സെറ്റ്

ചെറുതും ദൃഢവുമായ രൂപമോ പൊക്കമോ ഉള്ളത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੋਟਾਈ

ਇੱਕ ਛੋਟਾ ਅਤੇ ਠੋਸ ਰੂਪ ਜਾਂ ਕੱਦ ਵਾਲਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

موٹی سیٹ

ایک مختصر اور ٹھوس شکل یا قد کا ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

粗壮

具有短而坚固的形状或身材

🇯🇵Japanese

厚いセット

短くてがっちりとした体型または身長を持っている

🇰🇷Korean

덤불

짧고 단단한 형태나 키를 가지고 있는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dày đặc

có hình dạng hoặc tầm vóc ngắn và rắn chắc

🇹🇭Thai

หนา

มีรูปทรงหรือรูปร่างที่สั้นและมั่นคง

🇮🇩Indonesian

tebal

mempunyai bentuk atau perawakan pendek dan padat

🇲🇾Malay

tebal

mempunyai bentuk atau perawakan yang pendek dan padat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

com.thickset

وجود شكل أو مكانة قصيرة وصلبة

🇮🇷Persian

ضخیم ست

داشتن فرم یا قد کوتاه و محکم

🇹🇷Turkish

kalın

kısa ve sağlam bir forma veya uzunluğa sahip olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

גוּץ

בעל צורה או קומה קצרה ומוצקה

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