The difference between Dense and Thick

When used as nouns, dense means a thicket, whereas thick means the thickest, or most active or intense, part of something.

When used as adjectives, dense means having relatively high density, whereas thick means relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.

Thick is also adverb with the meaning: in a thick manner.

Thick is also verb with the meaning: to thicken.

check bellow for the other definitions of Dense and Thick

  1. Dense as an adjective:

    Having relatively high density.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: solid"

  2. Dense as an adjective:

    Compact; crowded together.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: compact crowded packed Thesaurus:compact"

    "ant diffuse Thesaurus:diffuse"

  3. Dense as an adjective:

    Thick; difficult to penetrate.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: thick solid"

    "ant thin"

  4. Dense as an adjective:

    Opaque; allowing little light to pass through.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: cloudy opaque Thesaurus:opaque"

    "ant clear diaphanous see-through translucent transparent Thesaurus:transparent Thesaurus:translucent"

  5. Dense as an adjective:

    Obscure, or difficult to understand.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: abstruse difficult hard incomprehensible obscure tough Thesaurus:incomprehensible"

    "ant clear comprehensible easy simple straightforward understandable Thesaurus:comprehensible"

  6. Dense as an adjective (mathematics, topology):

    Being a subset of a topological space that approximates the space well. See Wikipedia article on s for mathematical definition.

    Examples:

    "ant meager"

  7. Dense as an adjective:

    Slow to comprehend; of low intelligence.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: dumb slow stupid thick Thesaurus:stupid"

    "ant bright canny intelligent quick quick-witted smart Thesaurus:intelligent"

  1. Dense as a noun:

    A thicket.

  1. Thick as an adjective:

    Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.

  2. Thick as an adjective:

    Measuring a certain number of units in this dimension.

    Examples:

    "I want some planks that are two inches thick."

  3. Thick as an adjective:

    Heavy in build; thickset.

    Examples:

    "He had such a thick neck that he had to turn his body to look to the side."

  4. Thick as an adjective:

    Densely crowded or packed.

    Examples:

    "We walked through thick undergrowth."

  5. Thick as an adjective:

    Having a viscous consistency.

    Examples:

    "My mum’s gravy was thick but at least it moved about."

  6. Thick as an adjective:

    Abounding in number.

    Examples:

    "The room was thick with reporters."

  7. Thick as an adjective:

    Impenetrable to sight.

    Examples:

    "We drove through thick fog."

  8. Thick as an adjective:

    Difficult to understand, or poorly articulated.

    Examples:

    "We had difficulty understanding him with his thick accent."

  9. Thick as an adjective (informal):

    Stupid.

    Examples:

    "He was as thick as two short planks."

  10. Thick as an adjective (informal):

    Friendly or intimate.

    Examples:

    "They were as thick as thieves."

  11. Thick as an adjective:

    Deep, intense, or profound.

    Examples:

    "'Thick darkness."

  12. Thick as an adjective (UK, dated):

    troublesome; unreasonable

  13. Thick as an adjective (slang, mostly, of women):

    Curvy and voluptuous, and especially having large hips.

  1. Thick as an adverb:

    In a thick manner.

    Examples:

    "Snow lay thick on the ground."

  2. Thick as an adverb:

    Frequently or numerously.

    Examples:

    "The arrows flew thick and fast around us."

  1. Thick as a noun:

    The thickest, or most active or intense, part of something.

    Examples:

    "It was mayhem in the thick of battle."

  2. Thick as a noun:

    A thicket.

  3. Thick as a noun (slang):

    A stupid person; a fool.

  1. Thick as a verb (archaic, transitive):

    To thicken.

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