dense

dense  (dns)

adj. dens·er, dens·est

1.

a. Having relatively high density.

b. Crowded closely together; compact: a dense population.

2. Hard to penetrate; thick: a dense jungle.

3.

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.

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[Middle English, from Latin dnsus.]

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densely adv.

denseness n.

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dense

Adjective

1. thickly crowded or closely packed

2. difficult to see through: dense clouds of smoke

3. Informal stupid or dull

4. (of a film, book, etc.) difficult to follow or understand: the content should be neither too dense nor too abstract [Latin densus thick]

densely adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	dense - permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter; "dense smoke"; "heavy fog"; "impenetrable gloom" impenetrable, heavy thick - relatively dense in consistency; "thick cream"; "thick soup"; "thick smoke"; "thick fog"
	2.	dense - hard to pass through because of dense growth; "dense vegetation"; "thick woods" thick impenetrable - not admitting of penetration or passage into or through; "an impenetrable fortress"; "impenetrable rain forests"
	3.	dense - having high relative density or specific gravity; "dense as lead" heavy - of comparatively great physical weight or density; "a heavy load"; "lead is a heavy metal"; "heavy mahogany furniture"
	4.	dense - slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students" dumb, slow, obtuse, dim, dull stupid - lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity

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dense

adjective 1. thick, close, heavy, solid, substantial, compact, compressed, condensed, impenetrable, close-knit, thickset << OPPOSITE thin

adjective 2. heavy, thick, substantial, opaque, impenetrable

adjective 3. stupid, (Informal) slow, thick, dull, dumb (informal) crass, dozy Brit. (informal) dozy Brit. (informal) stolid, dopey (informal) moronic, obtuse, brainless, blockheaded, braindead (informal) dumb-ass (informal) dead from the neck up (informal) thickheaded, blockish, dim-witted (informal) slow-witted, thick-witted << OPPOSITE bright

Translations

dense [dɛns] adj (= thick) → espeso; [foliage etc] → tupido (= stupid); torpe

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dense [dɛns] adj → dense;

(inf) (= stupid); obtus(e) → dur(e) or lent(e) à la comprenette

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dense [dɛns] adj → dicht;

(inf) (person) → beschränkt

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dense [dɛns] adj → fitto/a (= stupid); ottuso/a, duro/a