Meaning
dense, thick
- bushy
In a sentence
C'è un bosco molto folto dietro casa mia.
There is a very dense forest behind my house.
Hai ancora i capelli così folti?
Do you still have such thick hair?
Il vecchio marinaio aveva una folta barba bianca.
The old sailor had a thick white beard.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| folto | masculine · singular |
| folta | feminine · singular |
| folti | masculine · plural |
| folte | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use folto for vegetation, hair, crowds, or textural density; for liquids or fog, prefer denso or fitto depending on context.
- With hair, folto sounds natural for a full head of hair; capello folto is less common than capelli folti.
- It agrees normally: bosco folto, foresta folta, capelli folti. Learners often forget the plural with capelli.