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- [dens]
- /dɛns/
- /ˈden.sɪ.ti/
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- [dens]
- /dɛns/
Definitions of denseness word
- adjective denseness having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact: a dense forest; dense population. 1
- adjective denseness stupid; slow-witted; dull. 1
- adjective denseness intense; extreme: dense ignorance. 1
- adjective denseness relatively opaque; transmitting little light, as a photographic negative, optical glass, or color. 1
- adjective denseness difficult to understand or follow because of being closely packed with ideas or complexities of style: a dense philosophical essay. 1
- adjective denseness Mathematics. of or relating to a subset of a topological space in which every neighborhood of every point in the space contains at least one point of the subset. 1
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Origin of denseness
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; < Latin dēnsus thick; cognate with Greek dasýs
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Parts of speech for Denseness
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
denseness popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
denseness usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for denseness
noun denseness
- concealment — Concealment is the state of being hidden or the act of hiding something.
- thickness — the state or quality of being thick.
- secrecy — the state or condition of being secret, hidden, or concealed: a meeting held in secrecy.
- seclusion — an act of secluding: the seclusion of unruly students.
- inscrutability — incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable.
Antonyms for denseness
noun denseness
- revelation — the act of revealing or disclosing; disclosure.
- daylight — Daylight is the natural light that there is during the day, before it gets dark.
- morning — the first part or period of the day, extending from dawn, or from midnight, to noon.
- cognizance — Cognizance is knowledge or understanding.
- sensibility — capacity for sensation or feeling; responsiveness or susceptibility to sensory stimuli.
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