Coarse vs. Thick — What's the Difference?

Rough or harsh in texture

With opposite sides or surfaces that are far or relatively far apart

(of a person or their speech) rude or vulgar

Made up of a large number of things or people close together

Relating to the sport of angling for coarse fish

(of a liquid or a semi-liquid substance) relatively firm in consistency; not flowing freely

Of low, common, or inferior quality.

Of low intelligence; stupid

Lacking in delicacy or refinement

(of a voice) not clear or distinct; hoarse or husky

Vulgar or indecent

Having a very close, friendly relationship

Consisting of large particles; not fine in texture

The most active or crowded part of something

Rough, especially to the touch

In or with deep, dense, or heavy mass

With a rough texture; not smooth.

Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite, usually in the smallest solid dimension; not thin

Composed of large particles.

Measuring a specified number of units in this dimension

Lacking refinement, taste or delicacy.

Heavy in form, build, or stature; thickset

 Unrefined.

Having component parts in a close, crowded state or arrangement; dense

Of inferior quality.

Having or suggesting a heavy or viscous consistency

Large in bulk, or composed of large parts or particles; of inferior quality or appearance; not fine in material or close in texture; gross; thick; rough; - opposed to fine; as, coarse sand; coarse thread; coarse cloth; coarse bread.

Having a great number; abounding

Not refined; rough; rude; unpolished; gross; indelicate; as, coarse manners; coarse language.

Impenetrable by the eyes

Of texture; large-grained or rough to the touch;

Hard to hear or understand, as from being husky or slurred

Lacking refinement or cultivation or taste;

Very noticeable; pronounced

Of low or inferior quality or value;

(Informal) Lacking mental agility; stupid.

Conspicuously and tastelessly indecent;

(Informal) Very friendly; intimate

(Informal) Going beyond what is tolerable; excessive.

In a thick manner; deeply or heavily

In a close, compact state or arrangement; densely

So as to be thick; thickly

The thickest part.

The most active or intense part

Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.

Measuring a certain number of units in this dimension.

Heavy in build; thickset.

Densely crowded or packed.

Having a viscous consistency.

Abounding in number.

Impenetrable to sight.

(Of an accent) Prominent, strong.

Greatly evocative of one's nationality or place of origin.

Difficult to understand, or poorly articulated.

(informal) Stupid.

(informal) Friendly or intimate.

Deep, intense, or profound.

(academic) Detailed and expansive; substantive.

Troublesome; unreasonable

Curvy and voluptuous, and especially having large hips.

In a thick manner.

Frequently or numerously.

The thickest, or most active or intense, part of something.

A thicket.

(slang) A stupid person; a fool.

To thicken.

Measuring in the third dimension other than length and breadth, or in general dimension other than length; - said of a solid body; as, a timber seven inches thick.

Having more depth or extent from one surface to its opposite than usual; not thin or slender; as, a thick plank; thick cloth; thick paper; thick neck.

Dense; not thin; inspissated; as, thick vapors. Also used figuratively; as, thick darkness.

Not transparent or clear; hence, turbid, muddy, or misty; as, the water of a river is apt to be thick after a rain.

Abundant, close, or crowded in space; closely set; following in quick succession; frequently recurring.

Not having due distinction of syllables, or good articulation; indistinct; as, a thick utterance.

Deep; profound; as, thick sleep.

Dull; not quick; as, thick of fearing.

Intimate; very friendly; familiar.

The thickest part, or the time when anything is thickest.

A thicket; as, gloomy thicks.

Frequently; fast; quick.

Closely; as, a plat of ground thick sown.

To a great depth, or to a greater depth than usual; as, land covered thick with manure.

To thicken.

The location of something surrounded by other things;

Not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions;

Closely crowded together;

Relatively dense in consistency;

Spoken as if with a thick tongue;

Wide from side to side;

Hard to pass through because of dense growth;

(of darkness) very intense;

Abundant;

Heavy and compact in form or stature;

(used informally) associated on close terms;

Used informally

Abundantly covered or filled;

With a thick consistency;

In quick succession;