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Meaning of dense in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /dɛns/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    dense

    Definitions

    1. permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter

    Examples

    • « dense smoke »
    • « heavy fog »
    • « impenetrable gloom »

    Synonyms

    • thick
  2. 2. closely crowded together

    Examples

    • « a compact shopping center »
    • « a dense population »
    • « thick crowds »

    Synonyms

    • concentrated
  3. 3. hard to pass through because of dense growth

    Examples

    • « dense vegetation »
    • « thick woods »

    Synonyms

    • impenetrable
  4. 4. having high relative density or specific gravity

    Examples

    • « dense as lead »

    Synonyms

    • heavy
  5. 5. slow to learn or understand

    Examples

    • « 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 mak »

    Synonyms

    • stupid

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