ADJECTIVE | all | dense, heavy, impenetrable | permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter |
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all | dense, thick | hard to pass through because of dense growth | |
all | dense | having high relative density or specific gravity | |
all | dense, dim, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow | slow to learn or understand |
Sounds | deh'ns | |
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Rhymes | commence ... whence: 23 rhymes with ehns... |
Meaning | permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter. | |
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Example | "dense smoke" | |
Synonyms | heavy, impenetrable | |
Broader | thick | relatively dense / dense in consistency |
Spanish | denso, espeso, impenetrable, tupido | |
Catalan | dens, impenetrable | |
Nouns | density | the amount per unit size |
Meaning | Hard to pass through because of dense growth. | |
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Example | "dense vegetation" | |
Synonym | thick | |
Broader | impenetrable | not admitting of penetration or passage into or through |
Spanish | denso, espeso, tupido | |
Nouns | density, denseness | the spatial property of being crowded together |
Meaning | Having high relative density or specific gravity. | |
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Example | "dense as lead" | |
Broader | heavy | Of comparatively great physical weight or density / density |
Spanish | denso | |
Catalan | dens | |
Nouns | density, denseness | the amount per unit size |
Meaning | Slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity. | |
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Example | "so dense he never understands anything I say to him" | |
Synonyms | dim, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow | |
Broader | stupid | lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity |
Spanish | corto, estúpido, lento, obtuso, pasmado, tonto, torpe | |
Catalan | aturat, curt, estúpid, gamarús, lent, obtús, pallús | |
Nouns | denseness | the quality of being mentally slow and limited |
Adverbs | densely | in a stupid manner |
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