épais

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French espés, from Old French espés, from Latin spissus, from Proto-Indo-European *spidtos.

Pronunciation

Adjective

épais (feminine épaisse, masculine plural épais, feminine plural épaisses)

  1. thick
    Synonym: cou
    un livre épaisa thick book
    des cheveux épaisthick hair
    une épaisse fuméea thick smoke
  2. (literary or Quebec, informal) stupid, thick
    Synonyms: lent, imbécile
    • 1734, Montesquieu, Considérations sur les causes de la grandeur des Romains et de leur décadence:
      Les Béotiens, les plus épais de tous les Grecs, prenaient le moins de part qu’ils pouvaient aux affaires générales.
      The Boeotians, the dullest of all the Greeks, took the least part they could in general affairs.

Derived terms

Adverb

épais

  1. thickly; densely

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