Antonyms for thickness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : thik-nis
Phonetic Transcription : ˈθɪk nɪs


Definition of thickness

Origin :
  • Old English þicness; see thick + -ness.
  • noun as a quality
  • noun as a measurement
  • noun denseness
Example sentences :
  • None of us had changed positions, so much as a leaf's thickness.
  • Extract from : « A Woman Tenderfoot » by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
  • Bake it in a brisk oven an hour or more according to its thickness.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Bake it about an hour, more or less, according to its thickness.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • They are nine feet in thickness, and are still in many places twenty feet high.
  • Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
  • A thickness of speech was accounted for by the absence of teeth.
  • Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
  • Walls and floor are both solid stone, which might be solid rock for the thickness.
  • Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Allow half an inch inside of the deck line for the thickness of the sides.
  • Extract from : « Harper's Young People, July 6, 1880 » by Various
  • Roll it out to about three-quarters of an inch in thickness.
  • Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison
  • It takes from ten to fifteen minutes to cook, according to the thickness of the steak.
  • Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison
  • For the beginner it is not safe to make a hull less than 1/2 inch in thickness.
  • Extract from : « Boys' Book of Model Boats » by Raymond Francis Yates

Synonyms for thickness

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