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dense
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- pronunciation:
- dens
- features:
- Word Explorer
part of speech: |
adjective |
inflections: |
denser, densest |
definition 1: |
having parts very close together with little space between.
This brown bread is so dense that one slice can really fill you up.- synonyms:
- compact, compressed, thick
- antonyms:
- thin
- similar words:
- crowded, intense, massive, solid, tight
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definition 2: |
thick and hard to see through or penetrate.
There was very little sunlight in the dense forest.- synonyms:
- heavy, thick
- antonyms:
- thin, transparent
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related words: |
dumb, firm, stiff, weak |
contrasting words: |
fine, flimsy, sparse |
derivations: |
densely (adv.), denseness (n.) |
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