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- 1. closely compacted in substance: "dense volcanic rock" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of a person) stupid: informal "Am I being dense? I don't quite understand" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of DENSE is marked by compactness or crowding together of parts. How to use dense in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Dense.
close together and difficult to go or see through; thick: dense fog. I had trouble getting through the dense crowd.
Dense definition: having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact. See examples of DENSE used in a sentence.
close together and difficult to go or see through; thick: dense fog. I had trouble getting through the dense crowd.
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.
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.
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. Difficult to understand because of complexity or obscurity: a dense novel. 5. Slow to apprehend; thickheaded. [Middle English, from Latin dēnsus .]
Definition of dense adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
dense meaning, definition, what is dense: made of or containing a lot of things or...: Learn more.
DENSE meaning: 1. with a lot of people or things close together: 2. If cloud, smoke, etc is dense, it is thick…. Learn more.
