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   dense

   /dɛns/

   adjective

   • 1. closely compacted in substance: "as the storm cleared, a dense fog came down" Similar thickheavyopaquesoupymurkysmoggyimpenetrableconcentratedcondensedof high densityOpposite thinlight
   • ▪ having the constituent parts crowded closely together: "she made her way through the dense undergrowth" Similar close-packedclosely packedtightly packedclosely setthickpackedcrowdedcrammedjammed togethercompressedcompactedcompactsolidtightovergrownjungle-likejunglyimpenetrableimpassablearchaic:thicksetOpposite sparse
   • 2. (of a person) stupid: informal "Am I being dense? I don't quite understand" Similar stupidunintelligentignorantbrainlessmindlessfoolishslowslow-witteddull-wittedwitlessdoltishblockishdunce-likesimple-mindedempty-headedvacuousvapidhalf-wittedidioticmoronicimbecilicobtusebovinelumpishgulliblenaiveinformal:thickdimdumbdopeydippydozycretinousthickheadedchuckleheadeddunderheadedwooden-headedfat-headedthick-skulledmuttonheadedboneheadedlamebrainedbirdbrainedpea-brainedpig-ignorantslow on the uptakesoft in the headbrain-deaddead from the neck updaftnot the full shillingas thick as two short planksdofdotishvulgar slang:dumb-assOpposite clever
   • 3. (of a text) hard to understand because of its complexity of ideas: "a dark, dense novel"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin densus.

   Derivatives

   • 1. denseness noun

   Scrabble Points: 6

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDENSE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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.

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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.

4. www.thefreedictionary.com › denseDense - definition of dense by The Free Dictionary

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   1. thickly crowded or closely set: a dense crowd. 2. thick; impenetrable: a dense fog. 3. (General Physics) physics having a high density. 4. stupid; dull; obtuse. 5.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDENSE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   close together and difficult to go or see through; thick: dense fog. I had trouble getting through the dense crowd.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDENSE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdense adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of dense adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   In general, the word means packed tight and gives the sense that something is difficult to get through. Text can be dense in two different ways: when the words are packed closely together on the page, and when the text is filled with big words and complicated thoughts. Either way, reading dense text is just no fun.

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   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.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDENSE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    DENSE meaning: 1. with a lot of people or things close together: 2. If cloud, smoke, etc is dense, it is thick…. Learn more.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › densedense - Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online

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    dense meaning, definition, what is dense: made of or containing a lot of things or...: Learn more.