hollësi

Hollësi is a noun in Albanian that denotes the quality or state of being thick, dense, or substantial. It is used to express how much matter occupies space, or how a layer or volume is compact. The sense can be physical, such as the thickness of a plate or the density of a solution, as well as figurative, indicating concentration, richness, or depth of content.

In scientific and technical contexts, hollësi is often paired with more precise terms such as densitet (density) for mass per unit volume and trashësi (thickness) for the dimension of a layer. In everyday speech, hollësi conveys a general sense of compactness or heaviness without specifying a numeric measure.

Etymology: The word is derived from the Albanian root holl-, associated with being thick or dense, with the suffix -ësi forming abstract nouns that denote a state or quality.

See also: densitet, trashësi, thickness.