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noun

das Dickicht, -e

thicket

Definition & meaning

Dickicht means a dense mass of shrubs, bushes, and other vegetation—a thicket or dense undergrowth. It often suggests a place that is difficult to see through or move through.

Grammar & word origin

Dickicht is a neuter noun: das Dickicht. It is usually used in the singular; the plural is Dickichte .

The word is formed from dick , meaning “thick,” and the collective-forming suffix -icht. The name describes vegetation growing thickly together.

Synonyms & antonyms

  • Gestrüpp — scrub or tangled brush; often emphasizes messy, thorny vegetation.
  • Unterholz — undergrowth beneath trees; it does not necessarily imply that it is especially impenetrable.
  • Buschwerk — a mass of bushes; generally more neutral in tone.
  • Lichtung — a clearing in a forest, an antonym in the sense that it is an open space rather than dense vegetation.
  • freie Fläche — open ground, contrasting with the thickly overgrown character of a thicket.

Common phrases & collocations

  • dichtes Dickicht — dense thicket
  • undurchdringliches Dickicht — impenetrable thicket
  • sich durchs Dickicht schlagen — to force one’s way through the undergrowth
  • im Dickicht verschwinden — to disappear into the thicket

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Examples

Sie gingen durch das dichte Dickicht des Waldes.noun

They walked through the dense thicket of the forest.

Im dichten Dickicht versteckte sich ein kleiner Fuchs.noun

In the dense thicket a small fox hid.

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