adj 1. very thick ○ Dense fog closed the airport. 2. crowded together ○ They tried to find their way through dense forest. ○ I find it difficult to read through 100 pages of dense text. 3. stupid ○ How can anybody be so dense? (NOTE: denser – densest)
dense
a. [L. densus; akin to Gr. thick with hair or leaves: cf. F. dense.]
1. Having the constituent parts massed or crowded together; close; compact; thick; containing much matter in a small space; heavy; opaque; as a dense crowd; a dense forest; a dense fog. “All sorts of bodies, firm and fluid, dense and rare.” Ray. “To replace the cloudy barrier dense.” Cowper.
2. Stupid; gross; crass; as dense ignorance.
1. Having the constituent parts massed or crowded together; close; compact; thick; containing much matter in a small space; heavy; opaque; as a dense crowd; a dense forest; a dense fog. “All sorts of bodies, firm and fluid, dense and rare.” Ray. “To replace the cloudy barrier dense.” Cowper.
2. Stupid; gross; crass; as dense ignorance.
Meaning of “dense” in English language – adj 1. very thick ○ Dense fog closed the...
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