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having a large distance between two opposite surfaces or being not thin
The single syllable is stressed.
Das Buch ist sehr dick.
Im Winter trage ich eine dicke Jacke.
Die Suppe ist zu dick.
The opposite for this sense is dünn.
Use dick for something physically thick and dünn for something thin.
What does ein dickes Buch mean?
Der Hund ist etwas zu dick geworden.
Die Katze ist nicht dick, nur sehr groß.
Auf dem alten Foto wirkt der Hund dicker.
When talking about people, dick can sound direct or rude. More neutral wording may be preferable depending on context.
The word is common, but when referring to people it can sound impolite. Context and tone matter.
Which opposite usually matches dick in body-size descriptions?
