Added 9 October 2026
thicket
/ˈθɪkɪt/ noun
In Latin: virgultum, vespex, frutectum First recorded: 17th century Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about thicket at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A dense, but generally small, growth of shrubs, bushes or small trees; a copse.
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A dense aggregation of other things, concrete or abstract.
He had to complete a thicket of paperwork before he was allowed to join the company.
- The collection of many small linked files created when a document is saved in HTML format by some word processors and web site creation software.
Origin
Inherited from Middle English *thikket, from Old English þiccet, from þicce (“thick”) + Old English nominal suffix -et. Compare similar German Dickicht (“thicket”), which is first attested in the 17th century, however. Compare typologically Bulgarian гъстак (găstak), Macedonian густеж (gustež), Czech houští, Polish gęstwina (< *gǫstъ); Latin dūmus (akin to Latin dense).
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