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dense

dense
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dens]
    • /dɛns/
    • /dens/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dens]
    • /dɛns/

Definitions of dense word

  • adjective dense Something that is dense contains a lot of things or people in a small area. 3
  • adjective dense Dense fog or smoke is difficult to see through because it is very heavy and dark. 3
  • adjective dense In science, a dense substance is very heavy in relation to its volume. 3
  • graded adjective dense If you describe writing or a film as dense, you mean that it is difficult to understand because it contains a lot of information and ideas. 3
  • adjective dense 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. 3
  • adjective dense thickly crowded or closely set 3

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Origin of dense

First appearance:

before 1590
One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; < Latin dēnsus thick; cognate with Greek dasýs

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Dense

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

dense popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

dense usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for dense

adj dense

  • heavy — of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.
  • solid — having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness), as a geometrical body or figure.
  • impenetrable — not penetrable; that cannot be penetrated, pierced, entered, etc.
  • opaque — not transparent or translucent; impenetrable to light; not allowing light to pass through.
  • close — When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.

adjective dense

  • full — completely filled; containing all that can be held; filled to utmost capacity: a full cup.
  • compressed — Compressed air or gas is squeezed into a small space or container and is therefore at a higher pressure than normal. It is used especially as a source of power for machines.
  • dark — When it is dark, there is not enough light to see properly, for example because it is night.
  • deep — If something is deep, it extends a long way down from the ground or from the top surface of something.
  • intense — existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree: intense heat.

Antonyms for dense

adj dense

  • sparse — thinly scattered or distributed: a sparse population.
  • brainy — Someone who is brainy is clever and good at learning.
  • clever — Someone who is clever is intelligent and able to understand things easily or plan things well.
  • intelligent — having good understanding or a high mental capacity; quick to comprehend, as persons or animals: an intelligent student.
  • easy — not hard or difficult; requiring no great labor or effort: a book that is easy to read; an easy victory.

adjective dense

  • transparent — having the property of transmitting rays of light through its substance so that bodies situated beyond or behind can be distinctly seen.

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