English noun: thickness |
1. | thickness (attribute) the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width |
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| Broader (hypernym) | dimension |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | gauge |
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| Attribute | thick, thin |
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| Antonyms | tenuity, thinness, slenderness |
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2. | thickness (communication) indistinct articulation |
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| Samples | Judging from the thickness of his speech he had been drinking heavily.
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| Broader (hypernym) | articulation |
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3. | thickness (attribute) used of a line or mark |
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| Synonyms | heaviness |
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| Broader (hypernym) | broadness, wideness |
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4. | thickness (attribute) resistance to flow |
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| Broader (hypernym) | body, consistence, consistency, eubstance |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | creaminess, semifluidity, soupiness |
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| Attribute | thick, thin |
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| Antonyms | thinness |
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