dense

Speech parts

1. dense - Noun

2. dense - Adjective

3. dense - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

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.

Stupid; gross; crass; as, dense ignorance.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

heavy slow thick dull dim impenetrable obtuse close solid compact tight packed crowded opaque dumb
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Antonyms

sparse gnostic clarion airy spangled light
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Phrases with the word

dense bone dense surface dense layer dense cities dense hair dense coat

Anagrams

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Examples

As the scene of life would be more the cold emptiness of space than the warm, dense atmosphere of planets, the advantage of containing no organic material at all, so as to be independent of both these conditions, would be increasingly felt. John Desmond Bernal

We were alone. Where, I could not say, hardly imagine. All was black, and such a dense black that, after some minutes, my eyes had not been able to discern even the faintest glimmer. Jules Verne

Poetry, unlike oratory, should not aim at clarity... but be dense with meaning, 'something to be chewed and digested'... George Chapman

Pride works frequently under a dense mask, and will often assume the garb of humility. Adam Clarke

In dense woods the trees grow straight. Latvian Proverb

The family is like the forest. If you are outside, it is dense. Nigerian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Denruyter dens dens invaginatus dense array dense blazing star dense blazingstar