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dense definition
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Grep of noun dense allium canadense asarum canadense dense-leaved elodea dense blazing star denseness geum canadense gossypium barbadense helianthemum canadense lilium canadense maianthemum canadense menispermum canadense teucrium canadense Overview of adj dense The adj dense has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (5) dense, heavy, impenetrable -- (permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter; "dense smoke"; "heavy fog"; "impenetrable gloom") 2. (2) compact, dense, thick -- (closely crowded together; "a compact shopping center"; "a dense population"; "thick crowds") 3. (1) dense, thick -- (hard to pass through because of dense growth; "dense vegetation"; "thick woods") 4. (1) dense -- (having high relative density or specific gravity; "dense as lead") 5. dense, dim, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow -- (slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students") Antonyms of adj dense 5 senses of dense Sense 1 dense, heavy, impenetrable INDIRECT (VIA thick) -> thin Sense 2 compact, dense, thick INDIRECT (VIA concentrated) -> distributed Sense 3 dense, thick INDIRECT (VIA impenetrable) -> penetrable Sense 4 dense INDIRECT (VIA heavy) -> light Sense 5 dense, dim, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow INDIRECT (VIA stupid) -> smart Similarity of adj dense 5 senses of dense Sense 1 dense, heavy, impenetrable => thick (vs. thin) Sense 2 compact, dense, thick => concentrated (vs. distributed) Sense 3 dense, thick => impenetrable (vs. penetrable) Sense 4 dense => heavy (vs. light) Sense 5 dense, dim, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow => stupid (vs. smart) Attributes of adj dense Familiarity of adj dense dense used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 5) Grep of adj dense dense Overview of adj dense The adj dense has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (5) dense, heavy, impenetrable -- (permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter; "dense smoke"; "heavy fog"; "impenetrable gloom") 2. (2) compact, dense, thick -- (closely crowded together; "a compact shopping center"; "a dense population"; "thick crowds") 3. (1) dense, thick -- (hard to pass through because of dense growth; "dense vegetation"; "thick woods") 4. (1) dense -- (having high relative density or specific gravity; "dense as lead") 5. dense, dim, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow -- (slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students")
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