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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

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

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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. 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.

5. 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.

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. [ informal ] He's not a bad man, just a bit dense.

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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   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. In general, the word means packed tight and gives the sense that something is difficult to get through.

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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 | meaning of dense in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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