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dense
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- pronunciation:
- dens
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
denser, densest |
| definition 1: |
having parts closely massed with little space between.
The population in the cities is extremely dense.This whole grain bread is very dense and much more filling than that white bread.- synonyms:
- compact, compressed, thick, thickset
- antonyms:
- diffuse, thin
- similar words:
- close, concentrated, crowded, intense, massive, solid, tight
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| definition 2: |
thick and hard to see through or penetrate.
The factory poured out dense clouds of smoke.The deer could not be seen within the dense thicket.
- synonyms:
- heavy, impenetrable, soupy, thick
- antonyms:
- thin, transparent
- similar words:
- impermeable, impervious, turbid
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| definition 3: |
slow-witted; stupid.
He felt pretty dense when he couldn't understand the instructions.- synonyms:
- dimwitted, dumb, stupid, thick, unintelligent
- antonyms:
- bright, quick-witted
- similar words:
- blockish, dopey, dull, obtuse, simple, slow, witless
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| definition 4: |
difficult to understand because of complexity or volume of detail.
I have trouble understanding these dense passages in the science book.- synonyms:
- complex
- antonyms:
- simple
- similar words:
- detailed, elaborate, impenetrable, involved, thick
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| related words: |
blunt, chunky, dumb, firm, lush, stiff, weak |
| contrasting words: |
dilute, fine, flimsy, sparse |
adverb + (adj.)dense
deep, extremely, fairly, incredibly, infinitely, less, relatively, sufficiently, unusually
(adj.)dense
+ adverb
rapidly
(adj.)dense
+ noun
air,
algebra,
algorithm,
array,
atmosphere,
bamboo,
bone,
branch,
bread,
breast,
brush,
cake,
calorie,
canopy,
carpet,
chocolate,
cloud,
clump,
cluster,
colony,
concentration,
conifer,
core,
cover,
crowd,
curtain,
dark,
darkness,
dust,
evergreen,
fabric,
filament,
fir,
flesh,
foam,
fog,
foliage,
forest,
formation,
fur,
gas,
grass,
greenery,
grove,
growth,
hardwood,
ice,
infestation,
jungle,
layer,
leaf,
lump,
mangrove,
mass,
mat,
matrix,
mist,
moss,
mound,
network,
oak,
particle,
patch,
phase,
pine,
plasma,
population,
rain,
rainforest,
ring,
root,
sand,
scrub,
settlement,
shade,
shadow,
shrub,
smoke,
snow,
spruce,
stand,
star,
tangle,
terrain,
texture,
thicket,
timber,
tissue,
traffic,
tree,
underbrush,
undergrowth,
vegetation,
vine,
visibility,
wood,
woodland
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| derivations: |
densely (adv.), denseness (n.) |
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