Meaning
thick
- dense
- heavy
In a sentence
C'è un bosco fitto dietro casa mia.
There’s a dense forest behind my house.
Stamattina il traffico era molto fitto in centro.
This morning the traffic was very heavy downtown.
Hai visto quanto è fitto questo maglione?
Did you see how thick this sweater is?
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| fitto | masculine · singular |
| fitta | feminine · singular |
| fitti | masculine · plural |
| fitte | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use fitto for closely packed things: fog, forest, hair, network. For physically thick objects, often use spesso instead.
- Common with weather and vegetation: nebbia fitta, bosco fitto, pioggia fitta. It sounds natural in these fixed collocations.
- It agrees regularly: fitto, fitta, fitti, fitte. Learners often forget feminine forms in phrases like nebbia fitta.