What is the Latin word for thickness?

The usual Latin words for “thickness” are dēnsitās, spissĭtas, soliditās; also fuscus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

English → Latin

“thickness” in Latin

dēnsitāsthickness; density; abundance spissĭtascompactness soliditāssolidity; the whole (as opposed to a share)fuscusswarthy, dusky, dark; husky, hoarse

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

thickness

densitas: spissitas (close coherence of the single parts; e.g., densitas aeris): soliditas (firmness). Thickness of hearing, gravitas auditus: to be affected with a thickness of hearing, gravitate auditus laborare: thickness of voice, vox obtusa, fusca.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for thickness?: The usual Latin words for “thickness” are dēnsitās, spissĭtas, soliditās; also fuscus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.