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dense.

Having relatively high density.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈdɛns/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈdɪns/US, pin-pen-merger/ˈdens/Australia, New-Zealand
  1. Having relatively high density.

  2. Compact; crowded together.

  3. Thick; difficult to penetrate.

  4. Opaque; allowing little light to pass through.

  5. Obscure or difficult to understand.

  6. Such that its closure in T is T.

    not-comparable
  7. Slow to comprehend; of low intelligence. (of a person)

Where this word comes from

From Middle French dense, from Latin dēnsus, from Proto-Indo-European *dens- (“thick, dense”) (whence also Ancient Greek δασύς (dasús)).

noun/ˈdɛns/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈdɪns/US, pin-pen-merger/ˈdens/Australia, New-Zealand
  1. A thicket.

Where this word comes from

From Middle French dense, from Latin dēnsus, from Proto-Indo-European *dens- (“thick, dense”) (whence also Ancient Greek δασύς (dasús)).

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