dense

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Енглески

Etymology

From Средњи Француски dense, from Латински densus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

dense (comparative denser, superlative densest)

  1. Having relatively high density.
    Синоним: solid
  2. Compact; crowded together.
    Синонимs: compact, crowded, packed; see also Thesaurus:compact
    Антонимs: diffuse; see also Thesaurus:diffuse
  3. Thick; difficult to penetrate.
    Синонимs: thick, solid
    Антоним: thin
    • 1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 13, in The Mirror and the Lamp:
      And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with extreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes. He said that if you wanted to do anything for them, you must rule them, not pamper them.
  4. Opaque; allowing little light to pass through.
    Синонимs: cloudy, opaque; see also Thesaurus:opaque
    Антонимs: clear, diaphanous, see-through, translucent, transparent; see also Thesaurus:transparent, Thesaurus:translucent
  5. Obscure, or difficult to understand.
    Синонимs: abstruse, difficult, hard, incomprehensible, obscure, tough; see also Thesaurus:incomprehensible
    Антонимs: clear, comprehensible, easy, simple, straightforward, understandable; see also Thesaurus:comprehensible
  6. (mathematics, topology) Being a subset of a topological space that approximates the space well. See Wikipedia article on dense sets for mathematical definition.
    Антоним: meager
  7. (of a person) Slow to comprehend; of low intelligence.
    Синонимs: dumb, slow, stupid, thick; see also Thesaurus:stupid
    Антонимs: bright, canny, intelligent, quick, quick-witted, smart; see also Thesaurus:intelligent

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Translations

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Noun

dense (plural denses)

  1. A thicket.

Anagrams


Esperanto

Etymology

From Африканс.

Adverb

dense

  1. densely

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Латински densus.

Pronunciation

  • МФА(кључ): /dɑ̃s/
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Adjective

dense

  1. dense

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Further reading


Italian

Adjective

dense f pl

  1. Feminine plural of adjective denso.

Latin

Etymology

From dēnsus (dense, close, frequent) +‎ (adverbial suffix).

Adverb

dēnsē (comparative dēnsius, superlative dēnsissimē)

  1. closely, in rapid succession

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Spanish

Verb

dense

  1. Compound of the second-person plural (ustedes) imperative form of dar, den and the pronoun se.