dense
dense Lexical Profile
dense Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Closely compacted in substance, or having parts or individuals crowded tightly together.
"The hikers struggled to find the trail through the dense tropical rainforest."
Containing a great deal of information, complexity, or detail in a small space, making a text or work difficult to read or understand quickly.
"The philosopher's dense treatise required several careful readings before the students grasped its central argument."
Slow to understand or learn; lacking quickness of mind (informal).
"He apologized for being so dense after failing to catch the obvious hint."
• Rhymes for dense
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the early 15th century from Middle French dense or directly from Latin dēnsus ('thick, crowded, compact'), ultimately derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dens- ('thick, dense').