Dense — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter

hard to pass through because of dense growth

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˌɑːlɔːɹˈoʊsoʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɛns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɛns/

1 syllable Say it as /dˌɑːlɔːɹˈoʊsoʊ/.

Examples

dense smoke
heavy fog
impenetrable gloom

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dumb dull impenetrable dim thick obtuse heavy slow

Parts of Speech

adjective	permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter “dense smoke”
adjective	hard to pass through because of dense growth “dense vegetation”
adjective	having high relative density or specific gravity “dense as lead”
adjective	slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; ; ; - Thackeray “so dense he never understands anything I say to him”

Word Forms

density	noun	the amount per unit size
denseness	noun	the spatial property of being crowded together
thickness	noun	the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width
dullness	noun	the quality of being slow to understand
dumbness	noun	the quality of being mentally slow and limited
obtuseness	noun	the quality of being slow to understand
slowness	noun	unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

dicht

Aufgrund der Dichte der Materie lässt es wenig oder gar kein Licht durch

🇪🇸Spanish

denso

Permitiendo el paso de poca o ninguna luz debido a la densidad de la materia.

🇮🇹Italian

denso

permettendo a poca o nessuna luce di passare a causa della densità della materia

🇳🇱Dutch

gespannen

waardoor er weinig of geen licht doorlaat vanwege de dichtheid van de materie

🇵🇹Portuguese

denso

permitindo que pouca ou nenhuma luz passe por causa da densidade da matéria

🇷🇺Russian

плотный

пропуская мало света, если вообще пропускает его, из-за плотности материи

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घना

पदार्थ की सघनता के कारण प्रकाश को बहुत कम गुजरने की अनुमति देता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ঘন

পদার্থের ঘনত্বের কারণে কোনো আলোর মধ্য দিয়ে যেতে হলে সামান্যই অনুমতি দেওয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

அடர்த்தியான

பொருளின் அடர்த்தியின் காரணமாக எந்த ஒளியையும் சிறிது சிறிதாக கடந்து செல்ல அனுமதிக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

దట్టమైన

పదార్థం యొక్క సాంద్రత కారణంగా ఏదైనా కాంతి గుండా వెళితే కొద్దిగా అనుమతించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

दाट

पदार्थाच्या घनतेमुळे प्रकाश जाण्यास थोडासा परवानगी देणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગાઢ

દ્રવ્યની ઘનતાને કારણે જો કોઈ પ્રકાશને પસાર થવા માટે થોડી પરવાનગી આપવી

🇮🇳Kannada

ದಟ್ಟವಾದ

ವಸ್ತುವಿನ ಸಾಂದ್ರತೆಯಿಂದಾಗಿ ಯಾವುದೇ ಬೆಳಕನ್ನು ಹಾದುಹೋಗಲು ಸ್ವಲ್ಪಮಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಅನುಮತಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇടതൂർന്ന

ദ്രവ്യത്തിൻ്റെ സാന്ദ്രത കാരണം ഏതെങ്കിലും പ്രകാശം കടന്നുപോകാൻ അനുവദിക്കുന്നില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਘਣੀ

ਜੇਕਰ ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਰੋਸ਼ਨੀ ਨੂੰ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਦੀ ਸੰਘਣੀਤਾ ਦੇ ਕਾਰਨ ਲੰਘਣ ਦੀ ਇਜਾਜ਼ਤ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

گھنے

مادے کی کثافت کی وجہ سے اگر کوئی روشنی وہاں سے گزرنے کی اجازت دیتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

稠密

由于物质的致密性，几乎不允许任何光通过

🇯🇵Japanese

密集

物質の密度が高いため、光はたとえあったとしてもほとんど通過しません

🇰🇷Korean

밀집한

물질의 밀도 때문에 빛이 거의 통과하지 못합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dày đặc

cho phép rất ít ánh sáng đi qua do mật độ vật chất

🇹🇭Thai

หนาแน่น

ยอมให้แสงลอดผ่านได้เพียงเล็กน้อยเนื่องจากมีความหนาแน่นของสสาร

🇮🇩Indonesian

padat

memungkinkan sedikit cahaya untuk melewatinya karena kepadatan materi

🇵🇭Filipino

siksik

pinahihintulutan ang kaunti kung anumang liwanag na dumaan dahil sa siksik ng bagay

🇲🇾Malay

padat

membenarkan sedikit jika ada cahaya melalui kerana ketumpatan jirim

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كثيفة

السماح بمرور القليل من الضوء، إن وجد، بسبب كثافة المادة

🇮🇷Persian

متراکم

به دلیل چگالی ماده، اجازه می دهد نور کمی از آن عبور کند

🇹🇷Turkish

yoğun

Maddenin yoğunluğundan dolayı ışığın geçmesine çok az izin veriliyor

🇮🇱Hebrew

צָפוּף

מתיר מעט אור אם בכלל לעבור דרכו בגלל דחיסות החומר

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