dense

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Translations 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Adjective 2.3.1 Related terms 3 Italian 3.1 Adjective 4 Latin 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Adverb 4.2.1 Related terms 4.2.2 References 5 Spanish 5.1 Verb 5.2 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin densus.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP, US) IPA: /dɛns/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

  Rhymes: -ɛns

[edit] Adjective

dense (comparative denser, superlative densest)

1. Having relatively high density.
2. Compact; crowded together.
3. Thick; difficult to penetrate.
4. Opaque; allowing little light to pass through.
5. Obscure, or difficult to understand.
6. (mathematics, topology) Being a subset of a topological space that approximates the space well. See Wikipedia article on dense sets for mathematical definition.
7. Of a person, slow to comprehend; of low intelligence.

[edit] Synonyms

• (having relatively high density): solid
• (crowded together): compact, crowded, packed
• (difficult to penetrate): thick, solid
• (allowing little light to pass through): cloudy, opaque
• (difficult to understand): abstruse, difficult, hard, incomprehensible, obscure, tough
• (slow to comprehend): dumb, slow, stupid, thick

[edit] Antonyms

• (having relatively high density):
• (crowded together): diffuse, few and far between (of things as opposed to one thing), scattered, sparse
• (difficult to penetrate): thin
• (allowing little light to pass through): clear, diaphanous, see-through, translucent, transparent
• (difficult to understand): clear, comprehensible, easy, simple, straightforward, understandable
• (in mathematics): meager
• (slow to comprehend): bright, canny, intelligent, quick, quick-witted, smart

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Latin densus.

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[edit] Adjective

dense (epicene, plural denses)

1. dense

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• densité

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Adjective

dense

1. Feminine plural of denso.

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From densus (“‘close, crowded, dense’”).

[edit] Adverb

densē (comparative densius, superlative densissimē)

1. closely, in rapid succession

[edit] Related terms

• denseō
• densō
• densus

[edit] References

• Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Verb

dense (infinitive: darse)

1. Reflexive imperative form for formal plural second (ustedes) person for verb dar

   Dense cuenta del error, = "realize the mistake"

   Dense por vencidos, = "give up"

[edit] See also

• darse