Dense (?), a. [L. densus; akin to Gr. &?; thick with hair or
leaves: cf. F. dense.] 1. Having the constituent parts massed or
crowded together; close;
compact; thick; containing
much matter in a small space; heavy; opaque; as, a
dense crowd; a dense forest; a dense fog.
All sorts of
bodies, firm and fluid, dense and rare. Ray. To replace the cloudy barrier dense. Cowper.
2. Stupid; gross; crass; as, dense ignorance.
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