Girth vs Thickness - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between girth and thickness

is that girth is the distance measured around an object while thickness is the property of being thick (in dimension).

As a verb girth

is to bind as if with a girth or band.

girth

English

Noun

(en noun)

The distance measured around an object.

A band passed under the belly of an animal to hold various types of saddles in place.

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The part of an animal around which the girth fits.

(informal) One's waistline circumference, most often a large one.

* Addison

He's a lusty, jolly fellow, that lives well, at least three yards in the girth .

A small horizontal brace or girder.

Synonyms

* circumference * cinch

Verb

(en verb)

To bind as if with a girth or band.

(Johnson)

Anagrams

* (l), (l)

thickness

English

Noun

(uncountable) The property of being thick (in dimension).

(uncountable) A measure of how thick (in dimension) something is.

The thickness of the Earth's crust is varies from two to 70 kilometres.

(countable) A layer.

We upholstered the seat with three thicknesses of cloth to make it more comfortable to sit on.

(uncountable) The quality of being thick (in consistency).

Whip the cream until it reaches a good thickness .

(uncountable, informal) The property of being thick (slow to understand).

Synonyms

* (the property of being thick in dimension) fatness * (measure) depth * (layer) layer, stratum * (in consistency) density, viscosity * (property of being stupid) denseness, slowness, stupidity, thickheadedness

Antonyms

* (in consistency) fluidity, liquidity, runniness, thinness, wateriness * (property of being stupid) mental acuity, mental agility, quick-wittedness, sharpness