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Added 9 October 2026

dense

/ˈdɛns/ adjective

In Latin: dēnsus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about dense at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter.
dense smoke
Hard to pass through because of dense growth.
dense vegetation
Having high relative density or specific gravity.
dense as lead

Origin

From Middle French dense, from Latin dēnsus, from Proto-Indo-European *dens- (“thick, dense”) (whence also Ancient Greek δασύς (dasús)).

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