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adjective
- 1. closely compacted in substance: "as the storm cleared, a dense fog came down" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of a person) stupid: informal "Am I being dense? I don't quite understand" Similar Opposite
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DENSE definition: 1. having parts that are close together so that it is difficult to go or see through: 2. (of a…. Learn more.
The meaning of DENSE is marked by compactness or crowding together of parts. How to use dense in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Dense.
intense; extreme: dense ignorance. relatively opaque; transmitting little light, as a photographic negative, optical glass, or color. difficult to understand or follow because of being closely packed with ideas or complexities of style: a dense philosophical essay.
DENSE meaning: 1. having parts that are close together so that it is difficult to go or see through: 2. (of a…. Learn more.
dense. /dɛns/ IPA guide. Other forms: denser; densest. When woods are dense, the trees grow close together. When fog is dense, you can't see through it. And if someone calls you dense, they think nothing can get into your thick skull. Dense comes from the Latin densus which means thick and cloudy.
1. a. Having relatively high density. b. Crowded closely together; compact: a dense population. 2. Hard to penetrate; thick: a dense jungle. 3. a. Permitting little light to pass through, because of compactness of matter: dense glass; a dense fog. b. Opaque, with good contrast between light and dark areas. Used of a photographic negative. 4.
containing a lot of people, things, plants, etc. with little space between them. a dense crowd/forest. areas of dense population. The forest is quite dense at that point. Want to learn more?
If you say that someone is dense, you mean that you think they are stupid and that they take a long time to understand simple things. [ informal ] He's not a bad man, just a bit dense.
DENSE meaning: 1. with a lot of people or things close together: 2. If cloud, smoke, etc is dense, it is thick…. Learn more.
1. Something that is dense contains a lot of things or people in a small area. [...] 2. Dense fog or smoke is difficult to see through because it is very heavy and dark. [...] 3. In science, a dense substance is very heavy in relation to its volume. [technical] [...] More. Pronunciation of 'dense' American English pronunciation. More.
