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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

   Scrabble Points: 6

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

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   • English (US)

     close together and difficult to go or see through; thick:...

   • Znaczenie Dense, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     dense definicja: 1. having parts that are close together so...

   • Dense: Catalan Translation

     dense translate: dens, dens. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Dense: Italian Translation

     dense translate: fitto, fitto, fitto, stupido. Learn more in...

   • Dense: German Translation

     dense translate: dicht, schwer von Begriff. Learn more in...

   • Dense: Thai Translation

     dense translate: หนาแน่น, โง่. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Dense: French Translation

     dense translate: dense, dense, dense, bouché/-ée, dense,...

   • Dense: Malay Translation

     DENSE translate: tebal, bodoh. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDENSE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Dense means having relatively high density, crowded closely together, or hard to understand. It can also describe a photographic negative, an optical glass, or a color that transmits little light.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdense adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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9. 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.