Looking for the meaning of the word DENSE in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of DENSE with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Dense
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Latin densus
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɛns
Dialects: British English
Definition:
closely compacted in substance
Short Definition:closely compacted
Examples:- as the storm cleared, a dense fog came down
Definition:
(of a person) stupid
Short Definition:stupid
Examples:- Am I being dense? I don't quite understand
Definition:
(of a text) hard to understand because of its complexity of ideas
Short Definition:hard to understand
Examples:- a dark, dense novel
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