dense
Having relatively high densityHaving relatively high density.
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» The fog was so dense, we could hardly see anything.
Der Nebel war so dicht, dass wir kaum etwas sehen konnten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Der Nebel war so dicht, dass man kaum etwas sehen konnte. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Туман был таким густым, что мы почти ничего не видели. — marafon
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Examples
129 sentencesThe fog was so dense, we could hardly see anything.
ruТуман был таким густым, что мы почти ничего не видели. — marafon
deDer Nebel war so dicht, dass wir kaum etwas sehen konnten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Ice is less dense than liquid water, which is why it floats.
deEis hat eine geringere Dichte als flüssiges Wasser, weswegen es schwimmt. — Waldelfe
Tom walked through the dense fog.
Meaning
7 sensesHaving relatively high density.
dicht
густо́йgustój, пло́тныйplótnyj
густи́йhustýj, щі́льнийščílʹnyj
having high relative density or specific gravity
Slow to comprehend; of low intelligence. (of a person)
тупо́йtupój, глу́пыйglúpyj
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
Compact; crowded together.
dicht
пло́тныйplótnyj, компа́ктныйkompáktnyj
having component parts closely crowded together
More meanings 4
Obscure or difficult to understand.
dicht
Thick; difficult to penetrate.
dicht
густо́йgustój
Opaque; allowing little light to pass through.
dicht
непрозра́чныйneprozráčnyj
(not comparable)Such that its closure in T is T.
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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Forms
denser, densestSynonyms
158 synonymsAntonyms
78 antonymsWord family
20 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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