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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. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › denseDense Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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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.

3. 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.

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. having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact: a dense forest. 2. stupid; slow-witted; dull. 3. intense; extreme. 4. relatively opaque; transmitting little light, as a photographic negative, optical glass, or color.

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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   dense. adjective. /dens/. /dens/. (comparative denser, superlative densest) 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.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › denseDense - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   adjective. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity. “so dense he never understands anything I say to him” synonyms: dim, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow. stupid. lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity. Pronunciation.

9. www.britannica.com › dictionary › denseDense Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   1. : having parts that are close together. They cut a path through the dense jungle. dense undergrowth. The book's pages were dense [= packed, filled] with helpful ideas. [+] more examples. 2. : crowded with people. That part of the city has a dense population of immigrants. A dense mass of spectators filled the courtroom. 3.

10. www.oed.com › dictionary › dense_adjdense, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

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    There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective dense. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

11. 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.