épais
See also: êpais
French
Etymology
From Middle French espés, from Old French espés, from Latin spissus, from Proto-Indo-European *spidtos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.pɛ/
audio (file) - Homophone: épée (e/ɛ-merger)
Adjective
épais (feminine épaisse, masculine plural épais, feminine plural épaisses)
- thick
- (Quebec, informal) stupid, thick
Derived terms
- avoir le cuir épais
- épaisseur
- épaissir
- épaississant
Adverb
épais
- thickly; densely
Further reading
- “épais”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- épias, paies, pesai, sépia