DENSE
What does "DENSE" mean?
Closely packed together; having a high mass per unit of volume.
Meanings
- Having parts crowded closely together; thick or compact. The hikers lost the trail in the dense undergrowth.
- Having a high mass relative to volume; heavy for its size. Lead is so dense that a small brick of it is surprisingly hard to lift. technical
- Hard to understand because it is so packed with meaning or detail. The opening chapter is dense, but it rewards a second reading.
- Slow to understand; stupid. Sorry, I'm being dense - can you explain that again? informal
Word origin
From Latin 'densus' meaning thick or crowded, via French 'dense' into English in the 16th century.
Remember it
DENSE packs five letters around a tight center; picture a crowd 'condensed' down to no elbow room.
A little poem
The same weight whispers in a feather's sprawl
and screams inside a marble far too small.
couplet
Wordplay
- I told my friend he was being dense. He didn't get it - which, honestly, proved the point.
What it teaches
Weight is not size: the heaviest truths come in the smallest, most compact packages.
Quick facts
What does DENSE mean?
Closely packed together; having a high mass per unit of volume.
Is DENSE a valid word?
Yes — DENSE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is DENSE?
DENSE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does DENSE come from?
From Latin 'densus' meaning thick or crowded, via French 'dense' into English in the 16th century.
What can DENSE teach us?
Weight is not size: the heaviest truths come in the smallest, most compact packages.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.