What does fitto in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word fitto in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use fitto in Italian.

The word fitto in Italian means thick, dense, packed, crammed, impenetrable, heavily, hard, rent, pitch-dark, pitch-black, very thick, very dense, speak intensely. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word fitto

thick, dense

aggettivo (assiepato)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Le case qui in zona sono troppo fitte per i miei gusti.
The houses in this area are too dense for my liking.

packed, crammed

aggettivo (in sequenza) (figurative)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ha un'agenda fitta di impegni.
His diary is packed with appointments.

impenetrable

aggettivo (anche figurato (impenetrabile)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Con la nebbia così fitta non si vede il panorama. Il mistero si faceva più fitto.
We can't see the view due to the impenetrable fog. The mystery grew ever more impenetrable.

heavily, hard

avverbio (fittamente) (rain, snow)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Ha iniziato a piovere fitto e ci siamo bagnati tutti.
It started to rain heavily and we all got wet.

rent

sostantivo maschile (desueto (affitto)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Non mi pagò il fitto per mesi.
He didn't pay me his rent for months.

pitch-dark, pitch-black

very thick, very dense

locuzione aggettivale (denso, spesso)

speak intensely

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

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