dense meaning and definition

DENSE adjective

Definition of dense (adjective)

1. permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
   • "dense smoke"; "heavy fog"; "impenetrable gloom"
   • synonyms: heavy, impenetrable
2. hard to pass through because of dense growth
   • "dense vegetation"; "thick woods"
   • synonyms: thick
3. having high relative density or specific gravity
   • "dense as lead"
4. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
   • "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students"
   • synonyms: dim, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow