dense

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

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Definition

adjective permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
adjective hard to pass through because of dense growth
adjective having high relative density or specific gravity

From Middle French dense, from Latin dēnsus, from Proto-Indo-European *dens- (“thick, dense”) (whence also Ancient Greek δασύς (dasús)).

The hall is full, the crowd is dense. — Four Arthurian Romances, de Troyes, active 12th century Chrétien
Dark, dense smoke burst from its two funnels. — Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World, Jules Verne
The University presented a dense mass to the eye. — Notre-Dame de Paris, Victor Hugo

heavy, impenetrable

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