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1
the degree to which a fluid can resist flowing
- beat the eggs and sugar until the mixture has the thickness of heavy cream
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2
the quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind
- turkeys are now known to be smarter than once thought, refuting their reputation for thickness
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- boneheadedness,
- brainlessness,
- denseness,
- density,
- dim-wittedness,
- doltishness,
- dopiness,
- dorkiness,
- dullness
- (also dulness),
- dumbness,
- fatuity,
- foolishness,
- gormlessness
- [chiefly British],
- mindlessness,
- oafishness,
- obtuseness,
- senselessness,
- simpleness,
- slowness,
- stupidity,
- stupidness,
- vacuity,
- weak-mindedness,
- witlessness
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“Thickness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thickness. Accessed 9 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of thickness was before the 12th century
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