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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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   What is a dense area?

   • Something that is dense contains a lot of things or people in a small area. Where Bucharest now stands, there once was a large, dense forest. Its fur is short, dense and silky. They thrust their way through the dense crowd. Java is a densely populated island. The fire struck a densely wooded area of Oakland.

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   What does dense writing mean?

   • 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. His prose is vigorous and dense, occasionally to the point of obscurity. 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.

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   • dense population. stupid; slow-witted; dull. dense ignorance. relatively opaque; transmitting little light, as a photographic negative, optical glass, or color. a dense philosophical essay.

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     DENSE translate: （液体、蒸気などが）濃い, （人、物が）密集した, 密集（みっしゅう）した,...

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   dense: [adjective] marked by compactness or crowding together of parts. having a high mass (see 2mass 1c) per unit volume (see 1volume 2).

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   6 meanings: 1. thickly crowded or closely set 2. thick; impenetrable 3. physics having a high density 4. stupid; dull; obtuse.... Click for more definitions.

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   Dense definition: having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact. See examples of DENSE used in a sentence.

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   How can you be so dense? John's all right, but he can be a bit dense sometimes. difficult to understand because it contains a lot of information. a dense piece of writing (specialist) heavy in relation to its size. Less dense substances move upwards to form a crust. All that is left of the star is a small, dense core.

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   dense: See: cohesive , compact , impervious , obtuse , opaque , ossified , ponderous , populous , rife , solid