Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Thick; Dense; Bushy: Describes a collection of many similar objects, typically plants, growing very close together, creating a compact and often impenetrable mass. It emphasizes physical density and profusion.
   • Prolific; Luxuriant: Can describe something that is abundant and grows vigorously.
   • Prolix; Verbose (less common): Used figuratively to describe speech or writing that is excessively wordy and dense with details.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Khu rừng này rất rậm và tối. (This forest is very thick and dark.)
  • Anh ấy có bộ râu rậm. (He has a thick/bushy beard.)
  • Bài diễn văn của ông ấy quá rậm. (His speech was too prolix/verbose.)

Advanced Usage

• "rậm rạp": An intensified form meaning very dense, lush, and overgrown.

  • Con đường nhỏ bị cây cối rậm rạp che khuất. (The small path was obscured by dense, overgrown vegetation.)

• "rậm hoa" (botany): densiflora (bearing dense flowers).

• "rậm lá" (botany): densifolious (having dense leaves).

Variants and Related Words

• Rừng rậm (n): thick/dense/jungle forest.

  • Những nhà thám hiểm tiến vào rừng rậm. (The explorers advanced into the dense forest.)

• Bụi rậm (n): thicket; dense bush.

  • Con thỏ ẩn mình trong bụi rậm. (The rabbit hid itself in the thicket.)

Synonyms

• Dense: Closely compacted in substance.
• Thick: With many parts or items close together.
• Bushy: Thick and spreading like a bush.
• Luxuriant: Growing thickly and healthily.
• Prolix: (For speech/writing) Using too many words.

Related Idioms

• Rậm lời: To be long-winded; to use too many words.
  • Đừng rậm lời, hãy đi thẳng vào vấn đề. (Don't be long-winded, get straight to the point.)

adj

1. thick; bushy; dense
   • rừng rậm
     thick forest