"thickness" meaning in English

See thickness in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈθɪknəs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-thickness.wav [UK] Forms: thickness [singular], thicknesses [plural]
Etymology: thick + -ness Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|thick|ness}} thick + -ness Head templates: {{noun|thickness|thicknesses}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The thickness of something is how thick it is; how far it is from one side of it to the other side.
    Sense id: simple-thickness-en-noun-DlWp1rhj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ness
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          "text": "This blanket is too thin. It doesn't have enough thickness to keep me warm."
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