Latvian

Adjective

biezs (def. biezais, comp. biezāks, sup. visbiezākais; adv. biezi)

1. thick, dense (made of many component elements, all very close to one another)

   biezs krūmājs‎ ― thick underbrush

   bieza kūla‎ ― thick old grass

   bieza sūna‎ ― thick moss

   biezi mati‎ ― thick hair

   bieza cilvēku drūzma‎ ― thick crowd

   biezs siļķu bars‎ ― thick group, school of herring

2. (of gases, fog, smoke, etc.) thick, dense, concentrated

   biezi tvaika mutuļi‎ ― thick puffs of vapor

   biezā rudens rīta migla‎ ― thick autumn morning mist

   dūmu mutuļi kļuva arvien biezāki un tumšāki‎ ― the puffs of smoke became thicker and darker

3. (of liquids) thick, viscous (flowing slowly, with difficulty)

   biezs medus, krējums‎ ― thick honey, cream

   ūdens ezerā ir melns kā darva un biezs kā auzu ķīselis‎ ― the water in (that) lake is black as tar and thick as oaātmeal jelly

4. (of night, darkness) thick, dark

   vakara krēsla kļuva arvien biezāka‎ ― the twilight became thicker

   tumsa bija tik bieza, ka saredzēt nekā nevarēja‎ ― the darkness was so thick that it was impossible to look around

5. (of leaf-like objects) thick (having a large cross-section)

   bieza siena, grāmata‎ ― thick wall, book

   biezs dēlis, papīrs‎ ― thick board, paper

   biezas lūpas‎ ― thick lips

6. (with indication of thickness) thick

   0,5 milimetri biezs skārds‎ ― 5mm-thick metal sheet

   vairākus metrus bieza smilts u māla kārta‎ ― a many-meter-thick layer of sand and clay

7. (of fabric, knitting, clothes) thick, tight (not thin; also, such that there is little space between the threads)

   bieza jaka‎ ― thick jacket

   biezs audekls‎ ― thick canvas

   viņai bija milzīgi garš, biezs sēru šķidrauts, kas tik pamatīgi aizsedza seju‎ ― she had a very long, thick veil that thoroughly hid her face

Declension

Synonyms

• (of "dense", "thick", "with little intermediate space"): blīvs
• (of "thick hair"): ciets
• (of "tight"): ciešs
• (of cylindrical objects): resns

Antonyms

• (of "dense", "thick", "with little intermediate space"): rets, plāns
• (of "thick liquid"): šķidrs, plāns
• (of "thick wall, book"): plāns

Derived terms

• biezināt
• biezība
• biezums

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “biezs”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7