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adjective, dens·er, dens·est.
1.
having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact: a dense forest; dense population.
2.
stupid; slow-witted; dull.
3.
intense; extreme: dense ignorance.
4.
relatively opaque; transmitting little light, as a photographic negative, optical glass, or color.
5.
EXPANDdifficult to understand or follow because of being closely packed with ideas or complexities of style: a dense philosophical essay.
Origin:
1590–1600; < Latin dēnsus thick; cognate with Greek dasýs
1590–1600; < Latin dēnsus thick; cognate with Greek dasýs
Related forms
dense·ly, adverb
dense·ness, noun
non·dense·ness, noun
su·per·dense, adjective
ul·tra·dense, adjective
Synonyms
1. congested, crammed, teeming; impenetrable.
1. congested, crammed, teeming; impenetrable.
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dense
c.1600, from L. densus "thick, crowded." Sense of "stupid" is first recorded 1822.
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