dense
Having relatively high densityHaving relatively high density.
» Tom walked through the dense fog.
Meaning
7 sensesHaving relatively high density.
dicht
густо́йgustój, пло́тныйplótnyj
густи́йhustýj, щі́льнийščílʹnyj
having high relative density or specific gravity
Compact; crowded together.
dicht
пло́тныйplótnyj, компа́ктныйkompáktnyj
having component parts closely crowded together
Thick; difficult to penetrate.
dicht
густо́йgustój
Opaque; allowing little light to pass through.
dicht
непрозра́чныйneprozráčnyj
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
Obscure or difficult to understand.
dicht
(not comparable)Such that its closure in T is T.
Slow to comprehend; of low intelligence. (of a person)
тупо́йtupój, глу́пыйglúpyj
Examples
129 sentencesTom walked through the dense fog.
Tom can't believe how dense Mary is.
There's a dense fog advisory in effect.
Because of the dense fog, nobody could be seen.
deWegen des dichten Nebels war kein Mensch zu sehen. — human600
Because of the dense fog, nothing could be seen.
ruИз-за густого тумана ничего не было видно. — sharptoothed
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French dense, from Latin dēnsus, from Proto-Indo-European *dens- (“thick, densFrom Middle French dense, from Latin dēnsus, from Proto-Indo-European *dens- (“thick, dense”) (whence also Ancient Greek δασύς (dasús)).
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