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dense

/ˈdɛns/adjective1 syllable

Dense means: slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity.

Synonyms for dense25

adjective, as in slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

dim, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow, stupid

adjective, as in permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter

heavy, impenetrable, thick

adjective, as in hard to pass through because of dense growth

thick, impenetrable

adjective, as in having component parts closely crowded together

thick, concentrated

adjective, as in having high relative density or specific gravity

heavy

also used for dense

solid, compact, crowded, packed, close, tight, cloudy, opaque, adiaphanous, nontransparent, opacous, opacular, abstruse, difficult, hard

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What does dense mean?5

adjective

1

slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity“so dense he never understands anything I say to him”

2

permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter“dense smoke”

3

hard to pass through because of dense growth“dense vegetation”

4

having component parts closely crowded together“a compact shopping center”

5

having high relative density or specific gravity“dense as lead”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with dense?19

one syllable

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Dense in a sentence

  • Ice is less dense than liquid water, which is why it floats.CK
  • In this valley, the forest is unusually dense and dark.rul
  • The forest was so dense, it was almost impossible to cross it.DJ_Saidez
  • Because of the dense haze, the road was hard to see.CK
  • Gold is very dense, about twenty times denser than a duck.DJ_Saidez
  • Because of the dense fog, nobody could be seen.CK
  • The fog was so dense, we could hardly see anything.CK
  • Because of the dense fog, nothing could be seen.CK

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Forms of dense

as a adjective

comparative
denser
superlative
densest